نَظَرَت عَيني لِحيَني

نَظَراً وافَقَ شَيني

My eyes glanced at him for a moment,

A glance that fit my passion.

سَتَرَت لَمّا رَأَتني

دونَهُ بِالراحَتَينِ

She covered when she saw me

With both palms.

فَبَدَت مِنهُ فُضولٌ

لَن تُوارى بِاليَدَينِ

Some excess was revealed,

That will not be hidden by hands.

فَاِنثَنَت حَتّى تَوارى

بَينَ طَيِّ العَكنَتَينِ

So she bent until it was hidden

Between the folds of the cheeks.

فَتَمَنَّيتُ وَقَلبي

لِلهَوى في زَفرَتَينِ

And my heart wished,

For love in two sighs,

أَنَّني كُنتُ عَلَيهِ

ساعَةً أَو ساعَتَينِ

That I was upon it

For an hour or two.