1. The cheek of the beloved formed of what
Pained it with its light, calling out:
١. تشكَّت وجنةُ المَحبوبِ مِمّا
أَلَمَّ بنورِها وَغدَت تُنادي
2. The blackness of its eyelids quenched my flame
Just as embers are extinguished with ashes
٢. سَوادُ عِذاره أطفا لَهيبي
كَذاكَ الجمرُ يُخمدُ بِالرَمادِ