تقنصتها كالظبي جيداً وطالما

تقنصتها كالظبي جيداً وطالما

غدت لم تعج نحو الحبا والحبائل

غدت لم تعج نحو الحبا والحبائل

I captured her, her neck like a gazelle’s, though many a time

I hunted her like a gazelle with great care

She had gone forth without turning toward gifts and snares.

And when she came of age, towards love she did not incline

وحجبتها عمن يروم وصالها

وحجبتها عمن يروم وصالها

وأين الثريا من يد المتناول

وأين الثريا من يد المتناول

And I veiled her from whoever seeks union with her—

I shielded her from those who sought her hand

How far the Pleiades are from the hand that reaches!

Just as the Pleiades are out of reach