1. سادت ثريا الشام كل غريرةٍ

    تعنو لها الفتياتُ والفتيانُ

    Thurayya of Syria surpassed every innocent maiden;

    young women and young men bow before her.

  2. شاميةٌ وجنَاتها جنّاتها

    فَلِذاتها من ذاتها رضوان

    A Syrian woman—her cheeks are her paradises;

    so she has a Ridwan from her own self.

  3. لو رُتِّلَت شهب الثريا ما سمت

    فاها الذي هو لؤلؤٌ وجمان

    Were the Pleiades' bright stars arrayed, they could not rival

    her mouth, which is pearls and silver beads.

  4. بلغت كمال الحسن قبل بلوغها

    فالنيرات لحسنها غلمان

    She attained beauty's perfection before reaching maturity;

    so the radiant stars are pages to her beauty.

  5. ما زلت أجهل أن ناعس طرفها

    شركٌ يصاد به الفتى اليقظان

    I remained unaware that her languid gaze

    is a snare that catches the wide-awake youth,

  6. حتى لثمت خدودها وتنبهت

    فإذا به شركٌ به إنسان

    until I kissed her cheeks and awoke,

    and behold, it was a snare with a man inside!