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By the one whose heart is stone

بأبي من قلبه حجر

1. By the one whose heart is stone
And by the one whom my eyes affect

١. بأبي مَن قَلْبُه حجَرُ
وبه من ناظري أثَرُ

2. A young man with kohl-lined eyes
And the morning radiance adorns his face

٢. رَشَأٌ بالغُنْجِ مكتَحِلٌ
وبضَوءِ الصُّبحِ مُعْتَجِرُ

3. Wearing the garb of beauty
With the sand dune wrapped around his waist

٣. وبثوب الحُسنِ مُشتمِلٌ
وبِحقْف الرمل مُتَّزِرُ

4. His shoulders wide and posture erect
Waist slender and torso compact

٤. رِدْفُه شِرْحٌ وقامتُه
وسَط والخَصر مُختَصَرُ

5. The sun humbled before his light
And the moon faded in his presence

٥. خَضَعَتْ شَمْسُ النهار له
وتلاشى عنده القمرُ

6. We’ve not seen a human like him before
Mankind lost describing his features

٦. ما رأينا قبله بَشَرَاً
تاه في أوصافه البشَرُ

7. Every blood shed unjustly
Wasted away helpless next to him

٧. جائرُ الألْحاظ كلُّ دمٍ
سَفَكَتْه عندها هَدَرُ

8. His sword unsheathed and ready
Sparing none, having no mercy

٨. شَهَرَتْ أسيافَها وَمَضَتْ
فهي لا تُبقي ولا تَذَرُ

9. He’s the bloom of Paradise
While hellfire burns those not near him

٩. جنَّةُ الفِرْدوس طَلْعَتُه
والقِلا مِن دونها سَقَرُ

10. Whenever I hear his blame
My hearing and vision fade

١٠. ومتى أُصغي إلى عَذَلٍ
فيه وهو السمعُ والبصرُ