1. بِروحي مُحيّاها وَحسنِ كَمالِهِ

    بِهِ سالِفاها أرخِيا فَوقَ خَدَّينِ

    With my soul I would ransom her face and the beauty of its perfection.

    Upon it, her two sidelocks were let fall over two cheeks:

  2. هِلالانَ مُسوَدّانِ في حُلَّةِ اِزدها

    لَقَد أَشرَقا بِالحسنِ مِن صَدرِ شَمسَينِ

    Two black crescents in a robe of splendor—

    They have indeed shone with beauty from the bosom of two suns.