1. وَشادِنٍ ذي غَنَجٍ

    طاوي الحَشا مُعتَدِلِ

    And a young gazelle full of coquetry,

    slender-waisted and well-proportioned—

  2. أَنشَدتُهُ شِعراً بَدي

    عاً حَسَناً من عَمَلي

    I recited to him a poem, wondrous

    and lovely, of my own composing.

  3. فَقالَ فيمَن وَلِمَن

    فَقُلتُ هذا فيكَ لي

    He said, “About whom, and whose is it?”

    I said, “This is about you, and it is mine.”

  4. فَطارَ في وُجنَتِهِ

    شعاعُ نار الخَجَلِ

    Then over his cheek flashed

    a ray of the fire of bashfulness.