1. أَنارَت مُحَيّاً إِذ دَجا مِنهُ فرعه

    وَأَخصَبَ مِنها الرِدفُ إِذ أَجرد الخَصرُ

    Her face shone as its tresses grew dark.

    And her hips grew lush while her waist grew lean.

  2. إِذا ما مَشَت تَختالُ بَينَ لِداتِها

    رَأَيتَ مَلاكَ الدَّجنِ تَكنَفُهُ الزَّهرُ

    Whenever she walks proudly among her peers,

    You see the lord of the night, encircled by stars.

  3. وَأَعجَبُ مِن ضِدَّينِ فيَّ تَجمَّعا

    فَمِن مُقلَتي قَطرٌ وَمِن مُهجَتِي جَمرُ

    And I marvel at two opposites united within me:

    For from my eye comes rain, and from my heart, embers.