قُل لِلتي نُظِمَ الفَريدُ بِجيدِها

مِن فَيضِ دَمعي مِنكِ فَوقَ تَراقِ

Say to her for whom the unique was composed with her neck,

From the overflow of my tears upon you from above the profusion.

هانَت دُموعُ العَينِ أَن نُقِلَت إلى

تِلكَ السَواكِبُ مِن غُروبِ مَآقِ

The tears of the eyes became base when they were carried over

To those planets from the setting place of affliction.

أَتَرى مُخَصّرَها أُعيرَ سِوارَها

والجيدَ لؤلؤَ ثَغرِها البرّاقِ

Do you see her with necklace shortened, borrowed its bracelets,

And the neck a shining pearl of its eloquent mouth?

فتطوَّقتْ مِنْ ثغرها بقلادةٍ

وتوشَّحَتْ مِنْ حَلْيِها بِنطاقِ

So she adorned from her mouth with a necklace,

And wrapped around from her jewelry with a sash.