وَهُما قالَتا لَوَ اَنَّ جَميلاً

عَرَضَ اليَومَ نَظرَةً فَرَآنا

If only the beautiful Jamīl today would chance to see us

While we two saw him working the text, making it flow smoothly

بَينَما ذاكَ مِنهُما رَأَتاني

أُعمِلُ النَصَّ سَيرَةً زَفيانا

She glanced toward her companion, then said:

He has come upon us, and we knew not he was near

نَظَرَت نَحوَ تِربِها ثُمَّ قالَت

قَد أَتانا وَما عَلِمنا مُنانا