1. وَمُستَحلى المَراشِفِ سُكَّرِيَّ

    أَتى بِغَرائِبِ الحُسنِ الظَريفِ

    And a sugar-sweet one, whose lips are delectable,

    Brought wonders of exquisite beauty.

  2. تَنازَعَ خَصرُهُ وَالرِدفُ حَتّى

    بَدا حُكمُ القَوِيِّ عَلى الضَعيفِ

    His waist and buttocks contended, until

    The strong one's sway over the weak became plain.

  3. فَقُلتُ وَقَد رَأَيتُ كَثيفَ رَدفٍ

    يَموجُ لِهَزَّةِ القَدِّ اللَطيفِ

    So I said, having seen his ample buttocks

    Undulate with the swaying of his delicate frame:

  4. لِذا غَدَتِ الحَلاوَةُ فيهِ طَبعاً

    لِمُعتَدِلٍ يُؤَثِّرُ في كَثيفِ

    Thus sweetness became innate in him,

    Through something temperate acting upon something dense.