1. وذاتِ ذوائبٍ بالمسكِ ذابَتْ

    بَلغْتُ بها المُنى وَهْيَ التّمَنّي

    And a woman whose tresses melted in musk—

    With her I attained my desires; she was desire itself.

  2. مُنَعَّمَةٌ لها إعزازُ نَفْسٍ

    يُصرَّفُ دلُّها في كلّ فنِّ

    Pampered, she held herself in high esteem;

    Her coquetry takes every artful form.

  3. شموسٌ من ملوك الرّوم قامَتْ

    تدافعُ فاتكاً عن فَتْحِ حِصنِ

    Unyielding, of Rum's royal line, she rose

    To keep a fierce assailant from breaching a fortress,

  4. بخدّ لاحَ فيه الوردُ غَضّاً

    وغصْنٍ ماس بالرّمّان لَدْنِ

    With a cheek where the rose shone fresh,

    And a supple bough that swayed with pomegranates.

  5. فطالَتْ بيننا حَرْبٌ زبُونٌ

    بلا سيفٍ هناك ولا مجنِّ

    So a fierce war between us lasted long,

    With no sword there and no shield.

  6. وفاضَتْ نَفْسُها الحمراءُ منها

    وسالَتْ نفسيَ البيضاءُ منّي

    And her red soul overflowed from her,

    And my white soul flowed from me.