Sol 6.1

  1. من عذيري من شادنٍ لا يراني

    وهو روحي أهلاً لردّ السلام

    Who will defend me against a fawn who does not deem me

    —though he is my soul—worthy of a greeting in return?

  2. أنا من خده وعينيه والثغر

    ومن ريقه البعيد المرامِ

    I am, through his cheek, his eyes, and his mouth,

    and through his saliva, so far beyond reach,

  3. بين وردٍ ونرجسٍ وتلالي

    أقحوانٍ وبابلي مدام

    amid roses, narcissi, and the gleam

    of daisies and Babylonian wine.