للَه غانية حظيت بوصلها

والليل من نار النهار على حذر

She came to me, a gift from God, when we met

And the night was wary of the day's fire

زارت وقد سترت بياض جبينها

بسواد سالفها الذي سحر السحر

She visited, her white brow veiled

By the blackness of her tresses that bewitched all magic

وتصدقت برضابها لما رأت

ظمئي لريقتها يدل على الخطر

And she was generous with her saliva when she saw

My thirst for it betrayed my peril

حتى إذا علم الرقيب بحالنا

ولت تقول فضحتني بين البشر

Until the guard knew of our situation

And she left saying, you exposed me before all people

واللَه ما حدثته عما جرى

لكنني قلت التي نفت الكدر

By God, I told him nothing of what happened

But I did say she who dispelled gloom

فضح الغزالة جيدها وقوامها

فضح الغصون ووجهها فضح القمر

Her neck and stature gave her away

The branches and her face gave her away, the moon gave her away