1. نتج الحسن في صحائف خديه

    ربيعاً توردت زهراته

    Beauty brought forth, upon the pages of his cheeks,

    A spring whose blossoms turned rose-red.

  2. فتيقنت أن ستثمر فيها

    قبل آنٍ صفت له أوقاته

    So I became certain they would bear fruit there,

    Before a time whose hours had grown serene for him.

  3. فتنسمتها وحاولت لو تث

    مر باللثم بعدها وجناته

    So I breathed in their scent and tried, hoping that—

    His cheeks would afterward bear fruit through kisses.