1. فيها مُؤانِسَةٌ لَنا وَحشِيَّةٌ

    تومي بِناظِرِها إِلى ظَمياءِ

    In it, a wild creature keeps us company,

    Gesturing with her eye toward a slender-lipped beauty.

  2. تَختالُ في مُتَصَندِلٍ مُتَكَفِّرٍ

    تِبراً أَضَرَّ بِفِضَّةٍ بَيضاءِ

    She struts in sandalwood hues and camphor white,

    Raw gold pressed close against white silver.

  3. وَدَقيقَةَ الأَطرافِ وَهيَ جَسيمَةٌ

    رَيّا تُمَرمِرُ في مُتونِ ظِماءِ

    And one slender at the extremities, though large of body,

    Sated with water, she sways across thirsty expanses.

  4. وَمُغَنِّياتٍ مِن وَراءِ سَتائِرٍ

    مَشقوقَةَ الأَوساطِ وَالأَحناءِ

    And songstresses from behind curtains,

    Slit at their middles and curved sides.

  5. غَنَّت فَلَم تُحوَج إِلى مَشهورَةٍ

    وَشَدَت فَلَم تَفقَر إِلى المَيلاءِ

    They sang, leaving you no need for a celebrated singer,

    And warbled, leaving you no need for al-Mayla.

  6. تَبدو عَلى أَعناقِهِنَّ أَهِلَّةٌ

    سودٌ تَبَدَّلُ ظُلمَةً بِضِياءِ

    Crescents appear upon their necks,

    Black, substituting darkness for light.