روميةُ الأصلِ لها مقلةٌ
تركيةٌ صارمُها هندي
Roman in origin, she has an eye
that is Turkish; her sword is Indian.
قَدْ فضحتني مقلتاها فقلْ
في وجنةٍ فاضحةِ الوردي
Her two eyes have shamed me—so say:
“In a cheek that shames al-Wardi.”
روميةُ الأصلِ لها مقلةٌ
تركيةٌ صارمُها هندي
Roman in origin, she has an eye
that is Turkish; her sword is Indian.
قَدْ فضحتني مقلتاها فقلْ
في وجنةٍ فاضحةِ الوردي
Her two eyes have shamed me—so say:
“In a cheek that shames al-Wardi.”