1. Had it not been for the moles on his cheek
His glances would have ravished the gardens.
١. وَمُهفهف لَولا عَقارب صَدغِهِ
لَتناهبت وَجناتُهُ الأَلحاظ
2. Love's memory cast me down though friends blame me,
Asleep they were not, nor awake.
٢. طارحتهُ ذكر الهَوى وَعَواذِلي
لا راقدون وَلا هُم أَيقاظ
3. We speak though speaking is not,
Our glances between us are merely words.
٣. نُبدي الحَديث وَلا حَديث كَأَنَّما
أَلحاظُنا ما بَيننا أَلفاظ