1. أَمُشَبِّهَ الطَرفِ الكَحيلِ بِنَرجِسٍ

    بَعدَ القِياسِ وَذاكَ مِن أَضدادِهِ

    O you who liken the kohl-dark eye to a narcissus,

    the comparison is far-fetched, for that is its opposite.

  2. نافاهُ في تَدويرِهِ وَصَفارِهِ

    وَجُحوظِ مُقلَتِهِ وَفَرطِ سُهادِهِ

    It differs from the eye in its roundness and yellow hue,

    and its bulging eyeball and excessive sleeplessness.

  3. فَاِعجَب لِزَهرِ الباقِلاءِ وَقَد بَدا

    فَوقَ القَضيبِ يَميسُ في أَبرادِهِ

    So marvel at the broad-bean blossom as it appears

    above the stem, swaying gracefully in its robes.

  4. يَحكي عُيونَ العينِ في تَلويزِهِ

    وَفُتورِهِ وَبَياضِهِ وَسَوادِهِ

    It resembles the eyes of wide-eyed beauties in its almond shape,

    and its languor, its whiteness and its blackness.