Claude 2

  1. سَرابُ الْفَيافي صادِقٌ عِنْدَ وَعْدِها

    وَسَمُّ الأَفاعي مُبْرِئٌ عِنْدَ صَدِّها

    The mirage's promises are truthful when she makes them,

    And snakes' poison is harmless when it is blocked.

  2. رَمَتْني وَلَمْ أَسْعَدْ بِأَيَّامِ قُرْبها

    بِعَيْنَيْ مَهاةٍ أَنْحَسَتْني بِسَعْدِها

    She shot me, and I was not made happy by days of being close to her -

    With pitiless eyes, she looked at me, making my happiness into misfortune.

  3. تَعَلَّقَها قَلْبي كَما قَد تَعَلَّقَتْ

    صَوالِجُ صُدْغَيْها بِتُفَّاحِ خَدِّها

    My heart clings to her as her earrings cling

    To the apples of her cheek.