1. أَصدَدن بَعد تَألف الشَمل

    وَقَطَعن مِنكَ حَبائِل الوَصلِ

    Have they turned away after coming together,

    And severed the cords of union with you?

  2. هَيف الحضور قَواصِد النُبل

    قَنلننا بِنَواظِر نَجل

    Slender women among those present, seeking nobility,

    Slew us with large, wide eyes.

  3. كَحل الجَمال جفون أَعيُنِها

    فَغَنَينَ مِن كَحلِ بِلا كَحل

    Beauty has lined the lids of her eyes with kohl,

    So natural darkness enriches them without kohl.

  4. في كُل نَظرَةٍ ناظِر عَرَضت

    مِنهُنَّ قَتلَة ضائِع العَقل

    In every glance a gazer casts, there appears

    From them a death for one bereft of reason.

  5. مِن كُل قاعِدَة عَلى دمث

    رابى المَجس كَلابد الرمل

    From each woman seated upon a soft mound,

    Swelling to the touch, like compacted sand.

  6. قَعَدت بِه أَردافُها وَهفت

    مِنها الخصور بِفاحم جثل

    Her haunches rested upon it, while swayed

    Her waist beneath thick, raven-black hair.

  7. فَكَأَنَّهُن اِذا أَرَدن خَطاً

    يُقلِعنَ أَرجُلُهن من وَحل

    So, whenever they wish to step, it is as though

    They wrench their feet out of mud.