1. في حاضِرٍ لَجِبٍ بِاللَيلِ سامِرُهُ

    فيهِ الصَواهِلُ وَالراياتُ وَالعُكَرُ

    In a settlement whose company clamors by night,

    Within it are neighing steeds, banners, and herds of camels,

  2. وَخُرَّدٌ كالمَها حُورٌ مَدامِعُها

    كَأَنَّها بَينَ كُثبانِ النَقا بَقَرُ

    And bashful maidens like oryx, their eyes bright white and deep black,

    As though they were wild cattle among the sandy dunes.