حَوْرَاءُ نَاصِعَةٌ كَأَنَّ بَيَاضَهَا

نَسْجٌ مِنَ اللَّمَّاحِ فِي النَّوَّارِ

A radiant beauty, her whiteness

Like fabric woven of salt in meadows.

بِبَهَائِهَا انْفَرَدَتْ وَيَحْفَلُ إِنْ بَدَتْ

مِنْهَاجُهَا بِمَوَاكِبِ الأَنْوَارِ

With her splendor she stands alone, and if she appears

Her procession is lit by rays of light.

وَلَهَا قَوَامٌ إِنْ تَأَوَّدَ خَاطِراً

أَزْرَى بِتَأْوِيدْ الْقنا الخَطَّارِ

And she has a figure, if you fall in love,

More precious than gold wire.

عَجَبٌ عِجابٌ لِلْنُّفوسِ ذَكَاؤُهَا

مُتَلأَلِئَاً فِي لَحْظِهَا السَحَّارِ

A wonder, amazing to souls, her intelligence

Sparkling in her enchanting glance.

فِي أَيِّ مِصْبَاحٍ كَزَاهِرِ وَجْهِهَا

تَتَنَوَّرُ الأَلْبَابُ ضَوْءَ مَنَارِ

In what lamp are the blossoms of her face

Illuminating minds with the glow of a beacon?

إِنْ حَاضَرَتْ فِي مَجْمَعٍ أَوْ نَاظَرَتْ

فَالْحُسْنُ فِي الأَسْمَاعِ وَالأَبْصارِ

If she attends a gathering or is seen,

Beauty is in ears and eyes.