1. وَحَوراءَ مِن حورِ الجِنانِ مَصونَةٍ

    يَرى وَجهَهُ في وَجهِها كُلُّ ناظِرِ

    And a sheltered, dark-eyed maiden, one of Paradise's houris—

    Every onlooker sees his own face reflected in hers.

  2. وَقَفتُ بِها لا أَستَطيعُ إِشارَةً

    وَلا نَظَراً وَالطَرفُ لَيسَ بِصابِرِ

    I stood beside her, unable to make a gesture

    Or cast a glance, though my gaze was impatient.

  3. فَما طَرَفَت عَينايَ لَمّا تَعَرَّضَت

    لِشَيءٍ سِوى إيمائِها بِالمَحاجِرِ

    So, when she appeared, my eyes did not turn

    To anything but the signals she made with her eyes.

  4. تَواقَفَ مَعشوقانِ ثُمَّ تَناظَرا

    فَما مَلكا فَيضَ الدُموعِ البَوادِرِ

    Two lovers stood face to face, then gazed at each other;

    So they could not restrain the flood of sudden tears.