خُلُوفٌ مِن الرَّيحانِ راقَت كَأَنَّها

خُلُوفٌ مِن الرَّيحانِ راقَت كَأَنَّها

وَإِن حَسُنَت في لَحظِنا لِمَمٌ شُعثُ

وَإِن حَسُنَت في لَحظِنا لِمَمٌ شُعثُ

Shoots of basil pleased the eye, as though they were—

A branch of sweet basil, slender as if

though lovely in our sight—disheveled locks of hair.

Though fair to our eyes, is in truth disheveled hair