Claude 2

  1. رأتني فأرخت مِن حياءٍ خمارَها

    على وَجهِها الزَّاهي لتُخفي بهِ الحُسنا

    She saw me and drew her veil over her radiant face,

    To hide with it her beauty.

  2. فأظهر لي مَحضَ الضّياءِ ظلامُهُ

    كحِبرِ بليغٍ في افادتهِ مَعنَى

    So by its darkness was revealed to me the full light.

    Like the eloquence of a clear diction expressing meaning.

  3. فكانَ كبدرٍ عارَضتهُ سحابةٌ

    لتحجبهُ عنّا فلم يحتجب عنّا

    It was as a full moon screened by a cloud,

    That sought to hide it from us, but it was not hidden.