1. وَحَيَّةٍ في رَأسِها دُرَّه

    تَعمَلُ في وَجهِ الدُجى غُرَّه

    And a serpent with a pearl in her head

    Makes a white blaze on the face of darkness.

  2. وَجنَتُها أَكبَرُ مِن رَأسِها

    فَهيَ إِذا أَبصَرتَها عِبرَه

    Her cheek is larger than her head;

    So, when you behold her, she is a lesson.

  3. كَم مِن مُريبٍ أَهتَكَت سِترَه

    وَصَيَّرَتهُ في الوَرى شُهرَه

    Many a suspect's veil has she torn away,

    And made him notorious among humankind.

  4. يَردَفُها أَصفَرُ في أَصفَرِ

    يَقدُمُها أَسوَدُ في حُمرَه

    A yellow one within yellow follows her;

    A black one within redness goes before her.