1. كَالبَيضِ بِالأُدحِيِّ يَلمَعُ في الضُحى

    فَالحُسنُ حُسنٌ وَالنَعيمُ نَعيمُ

    Like eggs in an ostrich’s nest, gleaming in the morning light.

    So beauty is beauty, and bliss is bliss.

  2. حُلّينَ مَن دُرِّ البُحورِ كَأَنَّهُ

    فَوقَ النُحورِ إِذا يَلوحُ نُجومُ

    They were adorned with pearls of the seas, as though the pearls

    Were stars when gleaming above their throats.