1. When they saw a beauty beyond their imagination
They acted foolishly by comparing your beauty to the sun
١. وَلَما رَأَوا حُسناً يَفوقُ تَخيَّلُوا
سَفاهاً بِأَنَّ الشَمسَ في الحُسنِ تَحكيكِ
2. And they doubted is it you or the sun? And they doubted
No sane mind leads to such doubt
٢. وَشَكُّوا أأَنتِ الشَمسُ أَم هِي وَشَكَّكُوا
وَما واجدٌ للعَقلِ يفضي بِتَشكيكِ
3. A beauty has been strung as a necklace
Around your neck one day not to be undone
٣. وَإِنَّ جَمالاً قَد تَنظَّم عِقدُهُ
بِجيدِكِ يَوماً لا يُرامُ بِتَفكيكِ
4. So do not think when the sun rises in the morning
It competes in beauty even if it winks
٤. فَلا تَحسَبي شَمسَ الضُحاءِ إِذا بَدَت
تُعارِض في حُسنٍ وَإِن هِيَ تَنكيكِ
5. But out of extreme love for you if it saw
Your face distant it would weep forever for you
٥. وَلَكنَّها مِن فَرطِ حُبِّكِ لَو رَأَت
لِوَجهِكِ بُعداً ظَلَّتِ الدَهرَ تبكيكِ