1. بدرٌ يهزُّ التثني في غلالتهِ

    غصناً من البانِ قلب الصب منبتُهُ

    A full moon, whose swaying stirs within his tunic

    A bough of bān, rooted in the lovesick lover’s heart.

  2. قبّلتُ فاهُ فكادّ السبُّ ينطقُهُ

    لولا شفيعُ حياءٍ قامَ يُسكتُهُ

    I kissed his mouth; abuse nearly made him speak,

    Had modesty not risen as intercessor to silence him.