عذيري من ظبيٍ أغن شرودٍ

أطار منامي إذ أطال صدودي

My excuse is a gazelle with wandering thoughts

Who took flight in my dreams when waiting became long

حمى خده عني بصدغٍ مزرد

فوا طول شوقي للحمى وزرود

The fever of his cheek protected me with an icy cheekbone

Oh, how great is my yearning for that fever and coquetry