جَعَلَتْ رأسَها كرأسِ المنارهْ

قَصْعةً مثلُ قَصْعَةِ الفوَّارهْ

She made her head like the head of a minaret

A bowl like the bowl of a fountain

ثم قالت لبستُ كَوْري فقلنا

حاملُ الكورِ مثلُ حاملِ كاره

Then she said "I wore a gown" so we said

The bearer of gowns is like the bearer of hatred

وَحَشَتْ جَيْبَها غِرارةَ قُطْنٍ

أمِنَ الظَّرْفِ قَيْنَةٌ في غِراره

And she packed into her pocket a cotton pad

Is it a purse in its wrapping in her pocket

خبّروني ما زيُّها خبّروني

فهو زيٌّ لم أختبرْ أخباره

Tell me what is her attire, tell me

It is an attire whose news I have not experienced

أعليها غلالةٌ أم لحافٌ

أتَشَكَّى برودةً أم حراره

Is she wearing a gown or a blanket

Is she feeling cold or hot

لستُ أدري ما زيُّها غير أنّا

قد رُمينا من زِيَّها بالحجاره

I do not know what her attire is, except that

We were pelted by stones from her attire