1. Moon-like, more radiant than the moon,
The moon of my heart with the charms of its glance,
١. ومهفهفِ أَبهى من القمر
قمر الفؤاد بفاتن النظرِ
2. Its dimples are apples and its cheeks a garden,
So I stole it unawares,
٢. خالسته تفاحَ وجنته
فأخذتُها منه على غَرَرِ
3. Then some people made me afraid, and I said to them,
No cutting the fruit, nor depriving it overmuch.
٣. فأخافني قوم فقلت لهم
لا قطع في ثَمَرٍ ولا كَثَرِ