وما بَيضا مُنعَّمةٌ
أَسيلةُ صَفحةِ الخدِّ
A white, smooth cheek
A flowing stream of the face
لها طُولٌ على عَرضٍ
وعُمقٌ مُوجَزُ البُعدِ
With length in its width
And brief, condensed depth
تجوزُ البحرَ ثم البَر
رَ صامتةً وما تُبدِي
It crosses the sea, then the land
Silent, revealing naught
تسيرُ بغيرِ ما قَدَم
على مَهَلٍ وعن جِدِّ
It moves without feet
At a slow pace, steadily
فراكبةٌ ولم تَركَب
على خَبَبٍ ولا نَهدِ
Mounted, though not on a mount
Nor breasts, nor hips
وتَطوي السِرَّ بل تُطوَي
عليهِ طِيَّةَ البُردِ
It folds the secret, or is folded
In the fold of modesty
فتاةٌ عِندَها سِيَّا
نِ وصلُ الشِيبِ والمُردِ
A girl with her has gray hair
And the return of youth
وتَطلُبُ وصلَ صاحبِها
بلا دَلٍّ ولا صَدِّ
She seeks to join her companion
With no guide, untraced
وما أَحلَى زِيارَتَها
إذا جاءَت بلا وعد
How sweet is her visit
When she comes unpromised
وَقاحٌ ذاتُ وجهينِ
اسرَّتهنَّ لا تندي
Shameless, a two-faced one
She hid them, did not show
فتُلفَى ثَيِّباً طوراً
يَطاها كلُّ مستعدِ
She is found to be previously married at times
That every eager one visits her
وتُلفَى تارةً بِكراً
مُحجَّبةً بلا بُدِّ
And at times she is found a virgin
Veiled, with no defect
وقد تَنشُزُ أحياناً
نُشوزَ البِكر من وغدِ
And she may sometimes revolt
With the revolt of an obstinate virgin
وتأرَنُ بعضَ أوقاتٍ
فما تنقادُ بالجُهدِ
And she may occasionally flirt
Not to be controlled with effort
ولكن قد تَذِلُّ إذا
أتاها راحضُ اليدِ
But she may become submissive
If a rough hand comes to her
إذا رُضَّت وهِينَ بها
أتت في حُسنِها الفردي
If pleased and she is coerced
She comes in her unique beauty
وتَبسِمُ عن رِضىً إِمَّا
دَهَتها قَسوةُ الزَندِ
And smiles with satisfaction
Whether hardened by cruelty
ولو عَلِمَت بهِ سَئِمَت
تَوالي الاخذِ والردِّ
She has the softness of physique
So her breasts did not slope
يقومُ بحِفظِها خَتمٌ
ولو سارَت إلى الهِندِ
When the youthful breeze blew
When she whimpers she gives
فلم تُطمِع بها نَذلاً
بوصلٍ قائلاً عِندي
Exhausting the bearer of burdens
And she panics for no other fear
ولم يَفضُض لها ختماً
سِوَى المُتَجاوزِ الحَدِّ
So she makes a sound like thunder
She shakes as tree branches
حَوَت لِينَ القَوامِ فَقَد
تميسُ بنَضرةِ القَدِّ
Indeed, she trembles like lightning
She flutters like flags
لها طيشٌ فما نَهدا
إذا هَبَّت صَبا نَجدِ
With no emblem or ties
Patient, she has not complained
إذا ما رَنَّحَت أعطا
فَها أَزرَت على المُلدِ
Of heat or cold
She became a horse-testing field
وتَفرَقُ من سِوَى خَوفٍ
فتُبدِي الصَوتَ كالرعدِ
For a single, unique rider
How many she has killed, and how many she has repelled
وتَهتَزُّ كما الأَغصا
نِ بل تَرجُفُ كالسعدِ
Without a sword or limit
How many a young man she has
وتَخفُقُ مثلَ راياتٍ
بلا عَلَمٍ ولا بَندِ
Tasted the Indian sword’s blade
How much sorrow she has relieved
صَبُورٌ ما شَكَت إِيلا
مَ حَرٍّ لا ولا بَردِ
And terminated endless worries
How much good news she has announced
غَدَت مَيدانَ افراسٍ
ثُلاثَ لراكبٍ فردِ
Elated with thanks and praise
Through her are misfortunes and bounties
فكم قَتَلَت وكم أَردَت
بلا سيفٍ ولا حَدِّ
Seen by the unlucky and lucky
So she speaks, though she has no
وكم منها فتىً قد ذا
قَ طَعمَ الصَارمِ الهِندي
Tongue, O brotherly love
And she keeps the covenant of God
وكم قد فَرَّجَت غمّاً
وانفت همَّ ذي سُهدِ
Before and after
And the faithless look upon her
وكم قد أَعلَنَت بِشراً
سَما بالشُكرِ والحمدِ
With no religion, honor, or vow
She is sent, she has triumphed
بها البأساءُ والنُعمَى
تُرَى للنَحسِ والسعدِ
Over the untamed, shaggy one
A messenger, a warner of God
فناطقةٌ وليسَ لَها
لِسانٌ يا اخا الوُدِّ
How many she has guided and guides
She contains all knowledge yet
وحافظةٌ لعهدِ اللَهِ
من قبلٍ ومن بعدِ
Has no mind to seek guidance
And she has two opposites
وتنظرُها بلا دِينٍ
ولا عِرضٍ ولا عهدِ
Which of them will destroy her
They are passions and light
ومُرسَلةٌ لقد تاحت
على المُسترسلِ الجَعدِ
So understand my purpose, O youth
The world will not suffice without her
رَسُولٌ مُنذِرٌ باللَهِ
كم أَهدَت وكم تَهدِي
Except in the eternal Paradise
حَوَت كلَّ العلومِ وما
لَها عقلٌ فيستهدي
وضدَّينِ لها ضدَّا
نِ ايُّهما لها يُردِي
هما الأَمواهُ والنِيرا
نُ فافهَم يا فَتَى قصدي
ولن تَغنَى الوَرَى عنها
سِوَى في جَنَّة الخُلدِ
