1. It settled in the heart's core
As though 'twere its abiding home.
١. حلَّ مِن القلبِ في الصَّميمِ
محلَّ مستوطنٍ مُقيمِ
2. There where its dart of glance complained,
Being sick, of the fevered eye,
٢. حيثُ اشتكى سهمَ مقلتهِ
بالسقمِ من لحظهِ السقيمِ
3. Who can be fair, and yet not even
For fairness' sake draw nigh?
٣. مَن حلَّ حسناً بِدون حتى
دقّ عن الحسنِ والنسيمِ
4. Thou mayst discern amid his cheek's
Pure dye the light of Paradise.
٤. تعرفُ في صبغِ وجنتيهِ
ووجههِ نضرةٌ النعيمِ