1. قامَت تَثَّنى بينَ أترابِها

    وفائحُ العنبرِ منها يَفوحُ

    She rose, swaying among her peers,

    And the scent of ambergris wafts from her.

  2. راهبةٌ للهِ في نُسوَةٍ

    قد أُلبِسَتْ قُضْبَ اللُّجَينِ المُسُوحُ

    A nun devoted to God among women—

    Silver boughs clad in haircloth robes.

  3. كأنها إذ سَفَرَتْ روضَةٌ

    ألبسَها الزَّهْرُ صَبيحاً مَليح

    As though, when she unveiled her face, she were a garden,

    Clothed by blossoms, fair and lovely.

  4. لولاك لم أمشِ إلى بيعةٍ

    ولو مشَى حَوْلاً إليَّ المَسيحْ

    But for you, I would not walk to a church,

    Even if Christ walked toward me for a year.