بُؤسَاً لِعرْسِ الخَالِديِّ بُوسَا

أَكُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَغْتدِي عَرْوسا

Alas for the wedding of al-Khalidi, alas

Every day she takes a new groom

خَلَّتْهُ وَاعْتَاضَتْ فَتىً نَفِيسا

وَفَارَقَتْ مِن نَتْنِهِ نَاوُوسا

She deserted him and chose a precious youth

And parted from his stench for a peacock

فَصَادَفَتْ رَبْعَ هوَىً مَأنُوسَا

وبَدَّلتْ منْ رَخَمٍ طاوُوسا

She found a quarter of familiar passion

And exchanged his ugliness for a peacock

وكيفَ تَهْوَى وَجْهَهُ العَبُوسا

وهيَ تَرَى الأقمَارَ والشُّمُوسَا

How could she love his sullen face

When she sees the moons and suns