1. بروحيَ من أهوى العذيب لريقِهِ

    وأعشق من أعطافِه البانَ والنَّقا

    I would ransom with my soul the one for whose saliva I love al-ʿUdhayb.

    And for his curves I adore the bān tree and the sand dune.

  2. رمى لحظه قلبي وماسَ قوامه

    فلم أرَ من هذا ولا ذاك أوثقا

    His glance shot at my heart, and his figure swayed.

    So I have seen nothing surer than this or that.