1. لَمّا بَدَت فَرَأَيتُها في صُفرَةٍ

    كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ أَصفَرِ

    When she appeared and I saw her in yellow,

    My heart fell in love with everything yellow.

  2. وَتَشَرَّفَت مِن قَصرِها فَلَمَحتُها

    فَلَأُسأَلَنَّ عَنِ النَعيمِ الأَكبَرِ

    And she looked out from her palace, and I glimpsed her;

    So I shall surely be questioned about the greatest bliss.

  3. وَكَأَنَّ نُسوَتَها الكَواعِبَ حَولَها

    زُهرُ الكَواكِبِ حَولَ بَدرٍ أَزهَرِ

    And her full-bosomed women around her seemed

    Bright stars around a radiant full moon.

  4. فَوَقَفتُ ثُمَّ خَشيتُ نَظرَةَ كاشِحٍ

    فَرَجَعتُ مَفجوعاً بِذاكَ المَنظَرِ

    So I stopped, then feared an enemy's glance,

    So I turned back, bereft of that sight.

  5. وَسَكَنتُمُ مِن بَطنِ دِجلَةَ مَنظَراً

    أَنِقَ المَرابِعِ طَيِّبَ المُتَنَظَّرِ

    And you have settled in a scenic spot in the Tigris valley,

    With lovely grounds and a delightful view.

  6. وَكَأَنَّ دِجلَةَ مُذ حَلَلتُم قُربَها

    تَجري لِساكِنِها بِماءِ الكَوثَرِ

    And since you settled near it, the Tigris seems

    To flow for its inhabitants with the waters of al-Kawthar.