1. غير ما راحَ من رقاقٍ رقيقٍ

    فوقَ هامٍ على عِدادِ الهامِ

    Except for thin, delicate sheets that went

    above heads, matching the heads in number.

  2. ذاك كالماء ذي الحبابِ وهاتي

    ك عليه كطيرِ ماءٍ نيام

    That is like water with bubbles, and that one

    upon it is like sleeping waterbirds.

  3. يا لأقبالهنّ وما يبدي

    ن من مُضْرَمٍ شديدِ الضرام

    Oh, their faces, and what they reveal

    of a kindled fire, fierce in its blazing!

  4. كأناسٍ يُوَشَّحون منادي

    ل إذا أخرجوا من الحمام

    Like people being draped in towels

    when they are brought out of the bathhouse.