1. بَدرُ تَمٍّ يَثنِيهِ دِعصٌ وخُوطُ

    عُذري في عِذارِهِ مَبسُوطُ

    A full moon, bent by a sand mound and a supple bough;

    My excuse is set forth in his cheek-down.

  2. أيُّ دُرٍّ للثَّقبِ أيُّ كتابٍ

    لَو تَأتَّت بِصَفحَتَيهِ الخُطُوطُ

    What a pearl for piercing! What a book,

    if lines of writing could be traced upon its two pages!

  3. وإِذا اغتَرَّ قُلتُ ظَبيٌ غَريرٌ

    وإِذا افتَرَّ قلتُ دُرٌّ سقِيطُ

    And when he is off his guard, I say: “An unwary gazelle”;

    And when he smiles, I say: “Scattered pearls.”