وثابِتَةِ الوَقفَينِ جَوّالَةِ القُرْطِ
أصَبْتُ رشَادي في هواها ولم أُخطْي
Her twin bangles steady, her earring swinging free,
In loving her I found my right course, and did not miss the mark.
إذا مَشَطَتْ فرعاً تَفَرّعَ ليلُهُ
وطالَ من القيناتِ فيه سُرَى المِشطِ
When she combs a tress, its night branches out,
and the maidservants’ comb makes a long night journey through it.
تقومُ فيغشاها له بحرُ ظلمةٍ
ترى قدماً منها تقبل بالشطِّ
She rises, and its sea of darkness envelops her;
you see one foot of hers approaching the shore.
Sol 5.6