بين أجفانه عُقارٌ تدورُ

بين أجفانه عُقارٌ تدورُ

وعلى وَجنتَيه وَردٌ نضيرُ

وعلى وَجنتَيه وَردٌ نضيرُ

Between his eyelids, wine swirls;

In his eyelids a potent draught revolves

And upon his cheeks are fresh roses.

And on his cheeks a blooming rose persists

وله بين حُلَّتَيه من البا

وله بين حُلَّتَيه من البا

ن قضيب حواه دِعْص وَثيرُ

ن قضيب حواه دِعْص وَثيرُ

And between his two robes he has, from the ben-

Hidden between his raiment lies a rod

tree, a bough enfolded by a soft sand dune.

Embraced by soft and ample folds it rests

لو رأته حور الجنان لحَارت

لو رأته حور الجنان لحَارت

منه في خالص الجمال الحورُ

منه في خالص الجمال الحورُ

If the houris of Paradise saw him, they would be bewildered,

If houris of heaven were to glimpse his charm

By his pure beauty—those houris.

The fairest maidens would be filled with thirst

ما لأهل الجفاء في هجره عذ

ما لأهل الجفاء في هجره عذ

ر وفي هجرهم هو المعذورُ

ر وفي هجرهم هو المعذورُ

The cold-hearted have no ex-

No blame lies with him if others spurn and shun

cuse for forsaking him; yet he is excused for forsaking them.

For their rejection, he cannot be cursed