1. A blush creeps over the cheek's slope,
So I became lovesick for the blush of a maiden in bloom.
١. دَبَّ بِسَفْحِ الخَدّ وَرْدٌ عَارِضٌ
فَخِلْتُ آساً صَاغَ وَرْدَ أقَاحِ
2. And his mustache stretched over the lips,
Like a starry night over the edge of dawn.
٢. وَامْتَدَّ فَوْقَ الثَّغرِ شَارِبُهُ كَمَا
طُرَّةُ لَيْلٍ فَوْقَ ثَغْرِ صَبَاحِ