1. لها ناظرٌ في ذُرى ناضِرٍ

    كما رُكِّبَ السنُّ فوق القناةِ

    She has an eye high upon a fresh, radiant form,

    Like a spearhead mounted atop the shaft.

  2. لوَتْ حين ولّت لنا جيدَها

    فأيُّ حياةٍ بدَتْ من وفاةِ

    As she turned away, she twisted her neck toward us—

    What life, then, appeared from death!

  3. كما ذُعِر الظبيُ من قانصٍ

    ففرّ وكرّر في الإلتِفاتِ

    Like a gazelle startled by a hunter,

    That fled and kept looking back.