1. I feared for my beloved when
He entered his bath and stripped his clothes,
١. خشيتُ على حبيبِ القلبِ لمَّا
أتى حمَّامَهُ ونَضا الثيابا
2. For his face is the sun and his body foam -
When the sun shines on foam it melts away.
٢. فشمسُ وجههِ والجسمُ زبدٌ
إذا طلعَتْ عليهِ الشمسُ ذابا