أَيَا ظَبْيَةَ الوَعْساءِ أَنْتِ شَبِيهَةٌ

بِذَلْفَاءَ إلاَّ أَنَّ ذَلْفَاءَ أجْدَلُ

O gazelle-eyed one with graceful neck, you are like a doe

Except a doe is more delicate.

فَعَيْناكِ عَيْنَاهَا وجِيدُكِ جِيدُها

وشَكْلُكِ إلاَّ أنَّها لا تَعَطَّلُ

Your eyes are her eyes, your neck is her neck,

Your form is hers, if only she could not be captured.