وَافَى بأَحْمَرَ كَالشَّقِيقِ وَقَدْ غَدَا

يَهْتَزُّ فِيهِ بِقَامَةٍ هَيْفَاءِ

He came in red like a poppy, and dawn had appeared,

Swaying in it with a slender, bending form.

فَعَجِبْتُ مِنْهُ وَقَدْ غَدَا فِي حُلَّةٍ

حَمُرَاءَ إذْ مَا زَالَ فِي سَوْدائِي

I was amazed at him as he appeared wearing

A red garment, though he was still in my black clothes.