1. وَشَكوى الصَّبِّ مِن أَلَمٍ شَديدٍ

    وَشِدَّةِ ضَمِّ رُمَّانِ النُّهود

    And the lovesick lover's complaint of severe pain,

    and of tightly clasping pomegranate breasts.

  2. جُسومٌ كَالمِياهِ يَضُمُّ مِنها

    إِذا اِعتُنِقَت نُهوداً كَالحَديد

    Bodies like water—from them he clasps,

    when they are embraced, breasts like iron.