1. ودَّعَتني عندَ السفينِ أصيلا

    وهي تبكي وتنشرُ المنديلا

    She bade me farewell beside the ships in the late afternoon,

    While she wept and unfolded her handkerchief.

  2. وعلى الوجهِ صفرةٌ ظلَّ منها

    في جبيني ما أشبَهَ القنديلا

    And on her face was a yellowish pallor, of which there lingered

    On my brow something resembling a lamp.

  3. ثم مدَّت يمينَها فأرَتني

    زنبقاً فاحَ في الغياضِ بليلا

    Then she extended her right hand and showed me

    A dewy lily that breathed fragrance in the groves.

  4. فتزوّدتُ قُبلةً من يمينٍ

    علّمَتني أن أُكثِرَ التقبيلا

    So I took a kiss as provision from a right hand

    That taught me to give many kisses.