1. يا ليتني تحت القميص غلالة

    ألتفُّ فوق قميصه المتأوّد

    If only I were a gauzy undergarment beneath the shirt,

    Wrapping myself over his swaying shirt.

  2. أمسي وأصبح لاصقاً في خصره

    وأبات ما بين النهود وأغتدي

    Evening and morning, I would cling to his waist,

    And spend the night between the breasts and go forth at dawn.

  3. إني لأحسد ثوبه وأخاله

    بلغ النعيم وما بلغت لمقصدي

    Indeed, I envy his garment and believe it

    Has attained bliss, while I have not reached my goal.

  4. أيبات منه معانقاً وملاصقاً

    وأبات بين تأوه وتنهّد

    Does it spend the night with him, embracing and pressed close,

    While I spend the night between moans and sighs?