1. He captivated with his subtlety and fluency,
Flowing between us like water poured out.
١. وَأَغَرَّ كادَ لَطافَةً وَطَلاقَةً
يَنسابُ ماءً بَينَنا مَسكوبا
2. Teeth that reach every desiring heart,
And elude every enamored pursuer.
٢. وَسنانَ يُدرِكُ كُلَّ قَلبٍ طالِباً
وَيَفوتُ كُلَّ مُتَيَّمٍ مَطلوبا
3. He stood erect in the breasts of the regretful,
So I reckoned him a thousand times inscribed.
٣. قَد قامَ في صَدرِ النَدامى فَاِستَوى
فَحَسِبتُهُ أَلِفاً بِهِ مَكتوبا
4. He leaned over to drink it, and it drank his mind,
So I saw him drinking, drunk.
٤. وَأَكَبَّ يَشرَبُها وَتَشرَبُ ذِهنَهُ
فَرَأَيتُ مِنهُ شارِباً مَشروبا
5. Held in his palm could be seen
Water, and in his cheek, passion aflame.
٥. مَشمولَةً بَينا تُرى في كَفِّهِ
ماءً تُرى في خَدِّهِ أُلهوبا