1. عذيري من ظبيٍ أغن شرودٍ

    أطار منامي إذ أطال صدودي

    Who will defend me against a nasal-voiced, elusive gazelle?

    He drove away my sleep as he prolonged my estrangement.

  2. حمى خده عني بصدغٍ مزرد

    فوا طول شوقي للحمى وزرود

    He guarded his cheek from me with a temple-lock like chain mail.

    So, ah, how long my yearning for al-Hima and Zarud!