ولمَّا رأيتُ البينَ قد جدَّ جَدُّه

ولمَّا رأيتُ البينَ قد جدَّ جَدُّه

وقد قُرِنَتْ للبين عشرُ سفائنِ

وقد قُرِنَتْ للبين عشرُ سفائنِ

And when I saw that parting was now in earnest,

When I saw the parting had parted in earnest

And ten ships had been joined together for departure,

And for parting were yoked ten ships all equipped,

أماطتْ رداء الخزِّ عن حُرِّ وجهِها

أماطتْ رداء الخزِّ عن حُرِّ وجهِها

ولم تخشَ من داياتها والحواضن

ولم تخشَ من داياتها والحواضن

She drew the silk cloak away from her fair face,

She unveiled from her cheeks the veil of her shame

And she feared neither her nurses nor the nursemaids.

And feared not for all her frame and its members.