1. وَغَزَالَةٍ غَازَلْتُهَا فَتَبَسَّمَتْ

    ثُمَّ انْثَنَتْ تَرْنُو بلحظٍ جَارِحِ

    And a gazelle I wooed—so she smiled.

    Then she turned, gazing with a wounding glance.

  2. وَضَّاحَةٍ للصبحِ يُنْسَبُ فرقُها

    وَاحَيْرَتي مِنْهَا بِفَرْقٍ وَاضِحِ

    Radiant, her hair’s parting is likened to dawn.

    Oh, how she bewilders me with her bright parting!