1. مليح في الملاحة ما يُوازي

    تملك مهجتي ودمي وحازا

    A fair one, unmatched in beauty,

    Took possession of my soul and blood and made them his.

  2. بذلتُ له المودَّةَ من فؤادي

    فجازاني بأحسن ما يُجازي

    I offered him affection from my heart,

    So he repaid me with the finest recompense.

  3. عروسُ ملاحةٍ جُلِيت علينا

    وقد نُفِل الجمالُ لها جهازا

    A bride of beauty, unveiled before us,

    And beauty was bestowed upon her as a trousseau.

  4. غلائل خدِّها صُبِغَت بوَردٍ

    وقد جُعِل النهارُ لها طِرازا

    The gauzy robes of her cheek were dyed with roses,

    And daylight was made her embroidered trim.