1. وَإِنّي لَمَعذورٌ عَلى طولِ حُبِّحا

    لِأَنَّ لَها وَجهاً يَدُلُّ عَلى عُذري

    And surely I am excused for loving her so long,

    For she has a face that bears witness to my excuse.

  2. إِذا ما بَدَت وَالبَدرُ لَيلَةَ تِمِّهِ

    رَأَيتَ لَها فَضلاً مُبيناً عَلى البَدرِ

    When she appears with the moon on the night of its fullness,

    You see that she plainly surpasses the full moon.

  3. وَتَهتَزُّ مِن تَحتِ الثِيابِ كَأَنَّها

    قَضيبٌ مِنَ الرَيحانِ في وَرَقٍ خُضرِ

    And she sways beneath her clothes, as though she were

    A sprig of basil amid green leaves.

  4. أَبى اللَهُ إِلّا أَن أَموتَ صَبابَةً

    بِساحِرَةِ العَينَينِ طَيِّبَةِ النَشرِ

    God has willed only that I die of longing

    For a woman with bewitching eyes and sweet fragrance.

  5. وَتَبسِمُ عَن ثَغرٍ نَقِيٍّ كَأَنَّهُ

    مِنَ اللُؤلُؤِ المَكنونِ في صَدَفِ البَحرِ

    And she smiles, revealing spotless teeth, as though they were

    Made of pearls hidden in the shells of the sea.

  6. يُخَبِّرُني عَنهُ السِواكُ بِطيبِهِ

    وَلَستُ بِهِ لَولا السِواكُ بِذي خُبرِ

    The tooth-cleaning stick tells me how fragrant her mouth is,

    And but for the tooth-cleaning stick, I would know nothing of it.