1. They said, "Erase his beauty, disfigure him!"
I said, "It's enough for me, say what you will."
١. قالوا محا حُسْنَه تَجَدُّرُهُ
فقلتُ حَسْبِي ما شئتمُ قولُوا
2. Once his cheek was an unmatched ruby,
Now they have studded it with pearls.
٢. قد كان ياقوتُ خَدِّه عُطلا
فالآن قد رَصَّعوه باللُّولُو