1. لَها جيد ظَبي وَاهتِزاز يَراعة

    وَعَيناً مَهاةٍ وَاعِتِدال قَضيب

    She has a gazelle's neck and a reed's sway,

    And an oryx's eyes and a slender bough's straightness,

  2. وَلَفظة مَناع وَلَحظة باذِلٍ

    وَعَتب بَريءٍ وَاِغتِياب مُريب

    And a withholder's word and a giver's glance,

    And an innocent person's reproach and a suspect's backbiting,

  3. وَايماضُ ذي جَد وِاعَراض هازِلٍ

    وِسورة ذي طَيشٍ وَعَطفٌ لَبيب

    And an earnest person's flashing glance and a jester's turning away,

    And a reckless person's impetuosity and a wise person's tenderness.