تُلفى عَروبتهن وهي ضعيفة

في البيت تحسب بعلها مصفودا

Their frail Arabness is wrapped up

At home she thinks her husband chained

وَتظل خاشعةَ تضائل طرفها

للمكر وهي تُفِّق الجلمودا

And stays meek, lowering her gaze

To guile while thawing his coldness