1. My friend, how foolish are those infatuated with love,
And how unaware they are of all that is beautiful.

2. They think beauty is perceived only by the eyes,
Yet the secret of passion is clear to every wink.

3. The gaze of starry-eyed lovers is not one of insight
If the glance of the heart is not likewise starred.

4. So not all that's beautiful kindles love, though plentiful,
Not Dhurayy or even Ibn Dhurih.

5. But I know beauty better than any coquette;
And they cannot aspire to my passion’s wings.

6. What sane man's heart was captured by beauty
And ended the night with a sick heart?

7. When the healthy heart is devoid of love,
I know reason itself is not healthy.