وذي غَنَجٍ يَرنو بمُقلَةِ جُؤذُرٍ

وذي غَنَجٍ يَرنو بمُقلَةِ جُؤذُرٍ

متَى يَغْدُ فيه خالعَ العُذرِ يُعذَرِ

متَى يَغْدُ فيه خالعَ العُذرِ يُعذَرِ

And a coquettish one gazes with a wild calf’s eye;

With a slimness that yearns with the slenderness of a tender twig

whenever one becomes unbridled for his sake, one is excused.

When will the one who sheds grace arrive to be excused?

له فَوقَ وَرْدِ الخَدِّ خالٌ كأنَّه

له فَوقَ وَرْدِ الخَدِّ خالٌ كأنَّه

إذا احمرَّ وَرْدُ الخَدِّ نُقطةُ عَنبَرِ

إذا احمرَّ وَرْدُ الخَدِّ نُقطةُ عَنبَرِ

He has a mole above the rose of his cheek, as though it were—

Above the rose of his cheek he has a mole as though it were

when the cheek’s rose reddens—a speck of ambergris.

A drop of amber when the rose of his cheek grows red