1. وَرُبَّ أَحْوَى أَحْوَرَ لَمْ يَزَلْ

    يَعْطِفُني الحُبُّ إلى عِطْفِهِ

    And many a dark-lipped, dark-eyed one—unceasingly

    love draws me to his side.

  2. كَأَنَّ رَوْضَ النَّيْرَبَيْنِ انْثَنَتْ

    تَرْوِي كَمالَ الحُسْنِ عَنْ وَصْفِهِ

    As though the gardens of al-Nayrabayn had bent,

    recounting beauty’s perfection from his description.

  3. مَنْ عَايَنَ الدَّهْشَةَ في وَجْهِهِ

    دَرَى بأَنَّ السَّهْمَ مِنْ طَرْفِهِ

    Whoever beholds the wonder in his face

    knows that the arrow comes from his gaze.