1. أَقُولُ وَكَفّي على خَصْرِهَا

    تَطوفُ وَقَد كادَ يَخْفَى عَليّْ

    I say, with my palm upon her waist,

    circling it, though it is almost hidden from me:

  2. أَخذْتُ عَليكَ عُهُودَ الهَوى

    وَمَا في يَدِي منكَ يا خَصْرُ شيْ

    I have taken from you love's pledges,

    yet nothing of you is in my hand, O waist.