وشاطرةٍ أدَّبتْها الشَّطَارَهْ

حَلَى الروضِ من وجهها مُسْتَعارهْ

A clever girl, refined by wit,

Who brings the meadow to bloom with her face like a loan,

أميرةُ حُسْنٍ إذا ما بَدَتْ

أقرَّ الأميرُ لها بالإمارَه

A princess of beauty, when she appears,

The prince acknowledges her reign,

أتَتْ في لباسٍ لها أخضرٍ

كطاقةِ آسٍ على جُلَّنارَه

She came in green attire,

Like the flap of a saddlecloth on a saddle,

فقلتُ لها ما اسم هذا اللباسِ

فَرَدَّتْ جواباً بطرفِ العباره

I asked her what's the name of this dress,

She answered with a twist of eloquence,

شَقَقْنا مرائرَ قومٍ به

فنحنُ نُسَمِّيه شقَّ المراره

We have ripped open the chests of a people with it,

So we call it the ripper of bitterness.