لَما رَأَتني مُقبلاً حَدَرَت عَلى

شِبهِ الهلالِ مِن الدَمَقسِ نَصيفا

When she saw me coming, veiled in a crescent

Of Damask silk, she drew her cloak about her,

وَتَلَفَّعت برِدائِها لكنَّها

رَقَّت فَحَيَّت بِالسَلامِ أَسِيفا

Yet softened and gave me a gentle greeting -

A welcome indeed to a longing lover.

وَأَنالَت الهَيمانَ ما شاءَ الهَوى

قُبَلاً وَأَمراً عِندَنا مَعرُوفا

She granted all my heart desired, a kiss

And more - as custom wills among us.

فَكَأَنَّها غَيثٌ تجَهَّم سحبُهُ

لِلرَوضِ ثَمَّتَ درَّ فيهِ وَكِيفا

She was like a rain cloud, heavy with showers,

That hovered over a garden and showered down heavily upon it.