1. In his face, for those of refined taste, is a garden
Whose spreading fragrance of musk is gently diffused.
١. في وَجهِهِ لِذَوي التَصابي رَوضَةٌ
كَالمِسكِ نَشرُ نَسيمِها يَتَأَرَّجُ
2. So his eyes are narcissi for which I would give my life,
His cheek, a rose, his saliva, violets.
٢. فَالطَرفُ نَرجِسُهُ جُعِلتُ لَهُ الفِدا
وَالخَدُّ وَردٌ وَالعذارُ بِنَفسَجُ
3. All the beauty in him is so peerless
That he stands alone in creation, a model for all.
٣. وَالحُسنُ مِنهُ يُستَعارُ جَميعُهُ
فَكَأَنَّما هُوَ في الوَرى أَنموذَجُ