لَها جيدُ ظَبيٍ واهتِزازُ يراعةٍ

وعَينا مَهاةٍ واعتِدالُ قَضيبِ

With the neck of a graceful gazelle and the swaying of a sapling,

Eyes of a doe and the poise of a wand,

وَلَفظةُ مَنّاعٍ ولَحظَةُ باذلٍ

وعتبُ بَريءٍ واغتيابُ مُريبِ

Words of a refusal, yet a look of consent,

Reproach, yet innocent, censure, yet dubious,

وإيماضُ ذي جِدٍّ وإعراضُ هازلٍ

وسَورَةُ ذي طيشٍ وعطفُ لبيبِ

A wink of sincerity, yet a turn of one who jests,

Playful, yet wise, the manner of the bright one I love.