1. مِنْ خَدِّ أَهْيَفَ كَالقَضِيبِ المايِسِ

    يَرْنُو بِطَرْفٍ كَالغَزالَةِ نَاعِسِ

    From the cheek of a slender-waisted one, like a swaying branch,

    He gazes with a drowsy, gazelle-like eye,

  2. مُتَباعدٍ بِدَلالِهِ مُتقرِّبٍ

    مُسْتَوْحِشٍ بِنفارِهِ مُسْتَأْنِسِ

    Aloof in his coyness, yet drawing near;

    Wary in his shying away, yet at ease.

  3. يُبْدي لَنَا مِنْ حُسْنِهِ وَحَدِيثِهِ

    أَبْهَى وأَبْهَجَ مَجْلِسٍ ومُجَالِسِ

    He reveals to us, through his beauty and his conversation,

    The most splendid and delightful gathering and companion.

  4. وَغَدا بَدِيعاً في الجمالِ بما بَدَا

    مِنْ حُسْنِهِ المُتطابِقِ المُتَجانِسِ

    And he became wondrous in beauty through what appeared

    Of his well-matched, harmonious loveliness.