1. لَهُ وَجنَتا وَردٍ وَعَينا غَزالَةٍ

    وَغُرَّةَ إِصباحٍ وَطُرَّةَ غَيهَبِ

    He has cheeks of roses and the eyes of a gazelle,

    and a brow of daybreak and a forelock of deepest night;

  2. وَصَدغٌ يُناجي الأُذنَ وَهوَ مُعَقرَبٌ

    وَطَوراً يُناغي الخَدَّ غَيرَ مُعَقرَبِ

    and a sidelock that whispers to his ear, curled like a scorpion,

    and sometimes coos to his cheek, without a scorpion's curl.

  3. لَهُ مِن ظَلامِ اللَيلِ أَحسَنَ مَلبَسٍ

    وَفَوقَ ضِياءِ الصُبحِ أَحسَنُ مَلعَبِ

    It has the finest garment made from the darkness of night,

    and the loveliest playground upon the radiance of dawn.