قَالَتْ سُلَيْمَى لَيْتَ لِي بَعْلاً يَمُن

بِغَسْلِ جِلْدِي وَيُنَسِّينِي الحَزَنْ

Sulaima said, "Would that I had a husband who would

Delight in washing my skin and distract me from sorrow,

وَحاجَةً مَا إِنْ لَهَا عِنْدِي ثَمَنْ

مَيْسُورَةً قَضاؤُها مِنْهُ وَمِنْ

With any need of mine, however costly,

That he could easily fulfill himself or through others."

قالَتْ بَناتُ العَمِّ يا اسْلَمِي وَإِنْ

كانَ فَقِيراً مُعْدِماً قالَتْ وَإِنْ

Her cousins said, "Oh just be satisfied even if

He is impoverished and destitute." She said, "Even if..."