1. بأبي موسويةً واصلتني

    يوم سبتٍ فصرت أهوى السبوتا

    May my father be ransom for a Jewish woman who joined me

    on a Sabbath, so I came to love Sabbaths.

  2. لم تذق من وليمةٍ غير شمسٍ

    أذخرتها الكؤوس للروح قوتا

    She tasted nothing from a feast but a sun

    the cups had stored up as sustenance for the soul.

  3. غربت عسجداً بفيها ولكن

    أشرقت من خدودها ياقوتا

    It set as gold in her mouth, and yet

    rose from her cheeks as a ruby.