1. With a face bright as the full moon,
His breath sweeter than ambergris;
١. وَباقِلاءٍ مونِقِ المَنظَرِ
أَنفاسُهُ أَذكى مِنَ العَنبَرِ
2. As if a pearl-studded wine glass shone
From the light radiating in his face.
٢. كَأَنَّما فَتَّحَ مِن نَورِهِ
خُماهَنٌ رُكَّبَ في مَرمَرِ