1. يا هيكلاً قد زانه بين الورى

    بِكرٌ أتته بوالدَيها تَنسُكُ

    O temple, adorned among humankind

    by a virgin who came to it with her parents to worship.

  2. هُنِّيتَ بل قُدِّستَ حين حويتَها

    وقفاً عليك بذيلها تتمسكُ

    You were congratulated—nay, sanctified—when you received her

    as an offering dedicated to you; you cling to her hem.