1. وعود يَهيج الشَجو طيب رنينه

    فَصيح بِما اِستنطقتهُ وَهُوَ أَخرَسُ

    And a lute whose sweet resonance stirs sorrow,

    Eloquent in whatever you make it say, though it is mute.

  2. لِزير ثَلاث بَينَهن تفاضح

    وَللبّمَ فيما بَينَهن تَعطرسُ

    The treble has three, exposing one another;

    And the bass among them swells with pride.

  3. إِذا أَوحَت اليُسرى إِلَيها وَوَسوسَت

    انلت لَها اليُمنى بِما ذا تَوَسوسُ

    When the left hand signals to them and whispers,

    You offer her the right hand: “What is it you whisper?”