أتاني وانثنى وَجِلاً

وجَرَّ حِبالَه خَجَلا

He came to me, bowed down humbly

Dragging his ropes bashfully

وقال أخاف حُسّادِي

وأَخشى ذلِك العملا

And said, "I fear my enviers

And dread that shameful deed"

ومالَ بفَرْدِ حاجِبهِ

وصدَّ وكَسَّر المُقَلا

He bent his solitary brow

Turned away and broke his glance

فقلت له دعِ التعري

ضَ والتستِير والثّقلا

So I said to him, "Cast off pretense

And this veil and heaviness

ودونك يا سَحُورَ الطَّرْ

فِ هذا القائمَ الثَّملا

Is this ardent, passionate lover

The best that you see, if

فأَحسنُ ما تراه إذا

تناول رَأسُهُ الكَفَلا

His head reaches the ankles