1. بِأَبي محيّاها اِزدَرى شَمس الضّحى

    وَاللّيلُ يَحكي شَعرها تَحقيقا

    May my father be a ransom for her face, which put the forenoon sun to shame.

    And night truly resembles her hair.

  2. وَجهٌ نَقِيُّ الخدِّ قلت وَشعرها

    لِلعِشقِ فَوقَ الرّملِ خَطَّ طَريقا

    A face with an unblemished cheek, I said; and her hair

    Traced a path for love across the sand.