واها لخصر كاد يخفى رقة

يحكي هلال الأفق عند محاقه

Alas for a waist almost hidden, so slender,

The crescent moon nearing its loss tells of its grace,

خصرٌ أدرت على مناطقه يدي

فوجدته قد ضاق تحت نطاقه

My hands encircled that delicate waist,

To find it was slim where the girdle did lace.