وَافى الحَبيبُ بِطَلْعَةٍ غَرّاءِ

وَافى الحَبيبُ بِطَلْعَةٍ غَرّاءِ

مِنْ فَوْقِ قَامةِ صُعْدَةٍ سَمْراءِ

مِنْ فَوْقِ قَامةِ صُعْدَةٍ سَمْراءِ

The beloved came with a radiant countenance,

The beloved arrived with a radiant countenance,

above a stature like a dusky Ṣaʿdah spear.

Atop a figure like a tawny spear,

وَبِمُقْلَةٍ خَفَقَ الفُؤادُ وَقَدْ أَتَتْ

وَبِمُقْلَةٍ خَفَقَ الفُؤادُ وَقَدْ أَتَتْ

إنَّ الجُنونَ يكونُ فِي السَّوْداءِ

إنَّ الجُنونَ يكونُ فِي السَّوْداءِ

At his two glances the heart fluttered—and there came:

And with an eye that made the heart flutter when it appeared—

“Madness indeed resides in black bile.”

Indeed, madness dwells in the dark pupil.