1. The slanderers hoped for my demise and rejoiced
When it was said: "Decorate his cheeks and bestow him."
١. طَمِعَ الوشاةُ بسَلوتي وتَباشروا
إذ قيل قُرِّط عارضاه وقُلِّدا
2. And when you see poetry first bloom
On a cheek, love is the first thing that bloomed.
٢. وإذا رأيتَ الشعرَ أوَّلَ ما بدا
في عارضٍ فالحبُّ أوَّلُ ما بَدا