1. غَريرةٌ بعدُ لم تَكْعُبْ ودايَتُها

    قد علّقتْ فوقَها للعَوذةِ الوَدَعا

    An innocent girl, her breasts not yet budded—and her nurse

    Has hung cowrie shells above her as a protective charm.

  2. قد غارَ في اللّحمِ كَعْباها وظَنِّيَ أنْ

    سَيَطلعانِ على مَجرى الوِشاحِ مَعا

    Her two anklebones have sunk into the flesh, and I think that

    They will emerge together along the course of her sash.