1. With ink staining his cheek
he told of night overlaying day.
١. يَقولُ وَقَد لاثَ في خَدِّهِ
مِدَاداً حَكى اللَيلَ فَوقَ النَهارِ
2. Do you wonder at what my hands have sown?
For it was not without my consent.
٢. أَتَعجَبُ مِمّا جَنَتهُ يَدي
فَما كانَ ذاكَ بِغَيرِ اِختِياري
3. Rather, I wanted my lover to see
my beauty doubled by the myrtle's growth.
٣. وَلَكِن أَرَدتُ يَرى عاشِقي
تَضاعُفَ حُسني بِنَبتِ العِذارِ