وقالوا أحاطت ذقنه بخدوده

وقالوا أحاطت ذقنه بخدوده

ووجدك لا ينفكُّ يذكر حسنه

ووجدك لا ينفكُّ يذكر حسنه

And they said, “His beard has encircled his cheeks,

yet your passion never ceases to speak of his beauty.”

فقلت نعم ضيفٌ بقلبيَ نازل

فقلت نعم ضيفٌ بقلبيَ نازل

أعظِّم مثواه وأكرم ذقنه

أعظِّم مثواه وأكرم ذقنه

I said, “Yes—a guest is lodging in my heart;

I revere his dwelling and honor his beard.”