قالت وقد جاذبتها وتمنعت

تيهاً وقد وشحتها بزنودي

She said, as I drew her to me but she resisted,

Wandering, as I wrapped her in my cloak,

قُدَّ النصيف اجبتها قد رقّ لي

فانقدّ مثل فؤادي المقدودِ

"Offer comfort, for my heart is torn

So come forward, like my heart that is cut up."

وهصرتها قالت دلالاً لم أكن

من بعد ذا بحبيبك المعهودِ

And I consoled her. She said coquettishly,

"I have never been, after this, accustomed to your love."

فذهلت من هذا فقالت لا ترع

بل هذه شيم الحسانِ الغيد

So I was amazed by this. She said, "Do not graze

But this is the trait of the beautiful gazelle."

وتبسمت فرشفت خمر مباسم

تشفي الجوى وجنيت ورد خدود

And she smiled. Her smile was wine

That quenches the thirst, and I plucked roses from her cheeks.