1. قَد سَقَتني خَمراً وَريقاً كَخَمرِ

    بِنتُ عُشرٍ في كَفَّها بِنتُ عَشرِ

    She gave me wine to drink, and saliva like wine—

    A girl of ten, with ten-year-old wine in her palm.

  2. ذَرَّ في وَجهِها المَلاحَةَ ذَرّاً

    خالِقٌ هَزَّ غُصنَها تَحتَ بَدرِ

    Beauty was sprinkled over her face

    By a Creator who swayed her bough beneath a full moon.

  3. مَرحَباً بِاِختِلاجِ جَفنِ عُيونٍ

    بَشَّرَت عَينُها بِرُؤيَةِ شُرِّ

    Welcome to the twitching of the eyes’ lids!

    Her eye brought glad tidings of seeing Shurr.

  4. لَكَ عِندِيَ عَتقٌ مِنَ الدَمعِ إِن صَح

    حَ الَّذي قُلتِهِ وَلَو بَعدَ شَهرِ

    I pledge you freedom from tears, if it proves

    True—what you said—even after a month.