1. تَصابى القَلبُ وَاِدَّكَرا

    صِباهُ وَلَم يَكُن ظَهَرا

    The heart played at youth and recalled

    its youth, though it had not shown itself

  2. لِزَينَبَ إِذ تُجِدُّ لَنا

    صَفاءً لَم يَكُن كَدَرا

    to Zaynab, as she renews for us

    a pure affection that had never been clouded.

  3. أَلَيسَت بِالَّتي قالَت

    لِمَولاةِ لَها ظَهَرا

    Is she not the one who said

    to a maid of hers at noon,

  4. أَشيري بِالسَلامِ لَهُ

    إِذا هُوَ نَحوَنا نَظَرا

    “Signal a greeting to him

    when he looks toward us,

  5. وَقولي في مُلاطَفَةٍ

    لِزَينَبَ نَوِّلي عُمَرا

    and say gently

    to Zaynab, ‘Grant Umar your favor.’”