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He smiled with the fragrance of a scented flower,

تبسم عن شذى زهر مطير

1. He smiled with the fragrance of a scented flower,
And shone with the radiance of a glowing moon.

١. تَبَسَّمَ عَنْ َشَذى زَهْرٍ مَطِيرِ
وَأسْفَرَ عنْ سَنَى بَدْرٍ مُنِيرِ

2. And grew a rose on his burning cheeks,
How can a rose grow in intense heat?

٢. وَأنْبَتَ في لَظى خَدَّيْهِ وَرْداً
وَكيفَ الوَرْدُ يَنْبُتُ فِي السَّعيرِ

3. The rose on his cheek reminded us
Of Al-Harithi's gatherings.

٣. وَنَمَّ بِخَدّهِ الوَرْدِيّ صُدْغٌ
فَذَكَّرَنَا مَقَامَات الحَرِيرِي

4. The branch watched over his two sleeves,
Such is the care of a peer.

٤. وَرَاعَى الغُصْنُ ناظِرَ مِعْطَفَيْهِ
وَقَالَ كَذَا مُرَاعَاَةُ النَّظِيرِ

5. How lively are the eyes of a gazelle
To slay me, while deemed weak.

٥. غَزَالٌ كَيْفَ تَنْشَطُ مُقْلَتَاهُ
لِقَتْلِي وَهيَ تُوصَفُ بِالْفُتُورِ

6. It knows not what I suffer in the dark,
Its glances though ascribed to awareness.

٦. وَتَجْهَلُ ما ألاَقي فِي الدَّيَاجِي
ذَوَائِبُهُ وَتُنْسَبُ لِلشُّعُورِ