فَمَا أَنْسَهُ لاَ أَنْسَ مِنْهَا إِشَارَةً

بِسَبَّابَةِ اليُمْنَى عَلَى خَاتَمِ الفَمِ

Her gesture with her right forefinger on her lips' ruby seal -

how unforgettable! No forgetfulness equals it.

وَأَعْلَنْتُ بِالشَّكْوَى إِلَيْهَا فَأَوْمَأَتْ

حَذَارَاً مِنَ الوَاشِيْنَ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمِ

I complained to her and she signaled to me,

wary of spies, that I should not speak.

فَلَمْ أَرَ شَكْلاً وَاقِعَاً فَوْقَ شَكْلِهِ

كَعُنَّابَةٍ تُومِي بِهَا فَوْقَ عَنْدَمِ

I have never seen a form fallen upon a form

like a grape cluster leaning over a wine vat.