1. أهواهُ غُصنا أصلهُ في الحشا

    قد ظفرت بالقلب أفراعُهُ

    I love him, a bough whose root lies in my heart.

    His branches have already triumphed over the heart.

  2. مليكُ حُسن مالهُ مُشبه

    مُلوكُ كلّ النّاس أتباعُهُ

    A king of beauty who has no equal;

    The kings of all mankind are his followers.

  3. ظبيٌ إذا ما افترّ عن ثغره

    يزدادُ من دمعي إسراعه

    A gazelle who, whenever he smiles and bares his teeth,

    Grows more hasty because of my tears.

  4. يلوحُ من مبسمه بارقٌ

    يذهبُ بالأبصار ألماعُهُ

    A flash of lightning gleams from his smiling mouth;

    Its flashes rob the eyes of sight.

  5. كم قُتلت بالشوق في حُبّه

    من ناسك في النّاس أطماعهُ

    How many have been slain by yearning in love for him—

    The desires of ascetics among mankind!

  6. بدرٌ غدا يسلب ترصيعه

    لكلّ عقد جلّ رصّاعهُ

    A full moon whose jeweled splendour now steals the lustre

    From every necklace whose gem-setter is illustrious.