ظباءٌ كالدَّنانير

مِلاحٌ في المقاصيرِ

Does like golden dinars gleam,

In their waistbands beauty supreme,

جلاهُنَّ الشَّعانينُ

علينا في الزَّنانير

With torches to our dome they hie

Their belts with golden coins tie,

وقد زرَّفنَ أصداغاً

كأذنابِ الزَّرازيرِ

And don their braided locks with art

As hornets' tails, and graceful start,

وأقبَلنَ بأوساطٍ

كأوساطِ الزَّنابيرِ

While slender waists quiver and shake

As shaking quivers the hornets' make.