أفدي حبيباً له في كل جارحةٍ

أفدي حبيباً له في كل جارحةٍ

مني جراحٌ بسيف اللحظ والمقلِ

مني جراحٌ بسيف اللحظ والمقلِ

I would give my life for a beloved—in every limb

I have sacrificed myself for a beloved who has

Of mine he has left wounds with the sword of his glance and eyes.

In every limb of mine, wounds from the swords of glance and eyelash.

تقول وجنته من تحت شامته

تقول وجنته من تحت شامته

لي أسوةٌ بانحطاط الشمس عن زحل

لي أسوةٌ بانحطاط الشمس عن زحل

His cheek says from beneath his beauty spot:

You say, and his cheeks from beneath his beauty spot:

“I have an example in the sun’s descent below Saturn.”

For me they are a model in the setting of the sun from Saturn.