قالَ لي اعتَلَّ مَن هَويتَ حَسودٌ

قالَ لي اعتَلَّ مَن هَويتَ حَسودٌ

قُلتُ أَنتَ العَليلُ وَيحَكَ لا هو

قُلتُ أَنتَ العَليلُ وَيحَكَ لا هو

An envious man told me, “The one you love has fallen ill.”

He said to me, "He who you love is envied by the sick"

I said, “You are the sick one—woe to you—not he.”

I said, "You are the one who is sick, poor you!

ما الَّذي أَنكَروهُ مِن بَثَراتٍ

ما الَّذي أَنكَروهُ مِن بَثَراتٍ

ضاعَفَت حُسنَهُ وَزادَت حُلاهُ

ضاعَفَت حُسنَهُ وَزادَت حُلاهُ

What fault did they find with the pimples

What is it that they disapproved in youthful charms

That doubled his beauty and increased his charms?

That multiplied his beauty and increased his allure?"

جِسمُهُ في الصَفاءِ وَالرِقَّةِ الماءُ

جِسمُهُ في الصَفاءِ وَالرِقَّةِ الماءُ

فَلا غَروَ أَن حَبابٌ عَلاهُ

فَلا غَروَ أَن حَبابٌ عَلاهُ

His body, in its clarity and delicacy, is water;

His body is like water in purity and gentleness

So no wonder bubbles have risen upon him.

So it's no wonder that bubbles rise over him