قالوا تجدَّرَ منْ تهوى فطلعتُهُ

كالبدرِ مِنْ فوقِها سمطان منْ لولو

They said, "Draw the veil from her whom you love." I drew it away,

And she shone like the full moon unveiled from clouds above.

فقلتُ ما هوَ في أعراضِ عدَّتِهِ

إلاَّ أغنُّ غضيضُ الطرفِ مكحولُ

Then I said, "What is there in the splendor of her face unveiled

But the brightest, blackest-eyed one, casting down her lovely eyes?"