جاءَت بِوَجهٍ مُعرِضٍ

وَطالَما تَعَرَّضا

She came with an averted face

Though long have we been exposed

بَيضاءُ ما أَبصَرتُ مِن

ها قَطُّ وَجهاً أَبيَضا

I've never seen a face so white

As this face I now see bared

قالَت قَلا قُلتُ نَعَم

قَلبي عَلى جَمرِ الغَضا

She said, “Say little.” I said “Yes,

My heart burns on coals when vexed.”