1. More slender than an eastern Najdi youth,
And more pliant than a wand of pliant cane,

2. He folded morning in his cheek's expanse
And brought forth dawn beneath his hair's dark night.

3. The gazelle's glide is his, Rim's eyes are his,
A Houri's charm, a fawn's allure are his.

4. When his smile opens we behold displayed
Small pearls of wine set out in order due.

5. By God, he has kohl in his eyes that could
Destroy, with a single glance, Khusraw's great host.