يا كَعبَةَ الحُسنِ الَّتي زارَها

مُحرِمُها عُريانَ مِن وَصلِ

O Kaaba of beauty, visited

By pilgrims bare of any union,

مَن أَمِنَ العَقرَبَ في الخَدِّ أَن

يُفتِيَ فينا اللَّثمُ بِالقَتلِ

He who feels safe from scorpions in his cheek

Will be sentenced by the kiss to death.