1. كوى جوفَ قَلْبي لفُّ صُدغٍ مُشابهٌ

    علامةَ مهموزٍ بمحنيِّ ظَهرِهِ

    The curl of a temple-lock seared my heart’s depths, resembling

    A hamza mark in the curve of its back.

  2. وضاعفَ أَشجاني بسالم جسمِهِ

    ومعتلّ عينيهِ وناقصِ خَصرِهِ

    And he doubled my sorrows with his sound body,

    His languid eyes, and his slender waist.