1. إِذ عَلى ظَهرِها الذّوائب ماجَت

    وَهيَ كَاللّيلِ إِنْ تَرُمْ تَشبيها

    When her tresses rippled upon her back,

    and they were like the night, if you seek a likeness,

  2. فَإِليها شَخصت في كلِّ عَين

    وَعُيوني عَنها فَلا أثنيها

    every eye gazed fixedly toward them,

    and I do not turn my eyes away from them.

  3. قُلت ما هَذِهِ فديتكِ قالَت

    لي حِبالٌ لِشَنقِ مِثلكَ فيها

    I said, “What are these? May I be your ransom!” She said,

    “I have ropes to hang the likes of you with.”