بأبي مُنَطَّقَةُ القَوامِ مَشَتْ

كَالغُصنِ بَينَ القَحفِ والقَمَرِ

By my father's eloquent tongue she walked

Like a branch between the helmet and the moon

لَمياءُ تَنطِقُ عَن مُؤشَّرَةٍ

خُتِمَ العَقيقُ بها على الدُّرَرِ

Her radiant face speaks of beauty

Rubies sealed with it upon pearls

كَيفَ السُّلوُّ وسِحرُ مُقْلَتِها

قَيْدُ الحياة وَمِقْوَدُ النَظَرِ

How wonderful her eyes' sorcery

Fetter of life and rein of sight