Sol 6.1

  1. And a cucumber like the crescent in the sky,

    but she has been clothed in fine silk.

  2. An Iraqi one—her body has not melted away

    from wasting, nor has she sipped among those who sipped.

  3. An emerald, lovely in appearance,

    and a piece of camphor, cool to the touch.

  4. On her head is a tender blossom,

    like a star in the darkness as night falls.

  5. A fertile planting-ground brought her forth,

    from the earth—how noble a planting-ground!

  6. She has sisters, slender of figure,

    who, when they display their beauty, are green-robed.

  7. Veiled from the suns of daytime,

    in robes like the evening breeze.

  8. She was curved at the moment of her birth,

    and I have never seen a bow so young.

  9. The tongue grows long in praising her,

    and falls mute when it comes to speaking ill of her.

Sol 6.1