1. وَعَشِيَّةٍ مَا زلْتُ أرقبُ شَمْسَهَا

    حَتَّى تَوَارَى حسنُهَا بِحِجَابِ

    And one evening, I kept watching its sun,

    Until its beauty vanished behind a veil,

  2. كَخَرِيدَةٍ زَوَتِ القِنَاعَ فَرَاعَهَا

    وَاشٍ فَغَطَّتْ وَجْهَهَا بِنِقَابِ

    Like a maiden who drew her veil aside, then was startled

    By a tale-bearer, so she covered her face with a face-veil.