1. وحقك لو حكاها غصن بانٍ

    لقطعت الخفاف على قذاله

    By your honor, had a bān bough resembled her,

    She would have worn out slippers on the back of its head,

  2. وأنسته الحمائم حين غنت

    عليه وهو يخطر في دلاله

    And made it forget the doves when they sang

    Upon it, as it swayed in its coquettish grace.

  3. ولم تدع النسيم يهز منه

    قواماً راق في لين اعتداله

    Nor would she have let the breeze sway

    Its figure, lovely in its supple straightness,

  4. ولم تفتح لعين الزهر جفناً

    لتنظر في الغدير إلى خياله

    Nor opened an eyelid for the flowers' eye

    To gaze at its reflection in the pool.