1. وغريرةٍ لونِ اللجين رأيتها

    في الربوتين تكايد العشاقا

    And a guileless, silver-hued maiden I saw

    At the two hillocks, teasing the lovers.

  2. رفع النسيم رداءها عن ساقها

    فوددت لو رفع الردا والساقا

    The breeze lifted her cloak from her leg;

    So I wished it had lifted her cloak and her leg alike.

  3. واللَه لولا أن يدافعني التقى

    عن ريقها ويزيدني إشفاقا

    And by God, were piety not holding me back

    From her saliva, and heightening my fear,

  4. لدفعت سم لواعجي برضابها

    وجعلته لحشاشتي درياقا

    I would dispel the poison of my burning pangs with her saliva,

    And make it an antidote for my last spark of life.