أَقولُ لِشادِنٍ في الحُسنِ فَردٍ

أَقولُ لِشادِنٍ في الحُسنِ فَردٍ

يَصيدُ بِطَرفِهِ قَلبَ الجَليدِ

يَصيدُ بِطَرفِهِ قَلبَ الجَليدِ

I say to a young gazelle, peerless in beauty,

I tell Shādīn, unparalleled in beauty,

Who captures with his glance the heart of the strong-willed:

Who captures hearts with a glance of his eye:

مَلَكتَ الحُسنَ أَجمَعَ في قوامٍ

مَلَكتَ الحُسنَ أَجمَعَ في قوامٍ

فَلا تَمنَع وُجُوباً عَن وُجودِ

فَلا تَمنَع وُجُوباً عَن وُجودِ

“You possess all beauty in a single form,

"You possess all beauty in your form,

So do not withhold what is due from what you possess.

So do not refuse to exist just to avoid pain.

وَذَلِكَ أَن تَجودَ لِمُستَهامٍ

وَذَلِكَ أَن تَجودَ لِمُستَهامٍ

بَرَشفِ رُضابِكَ العَذبِ البَرودِ

بَرَشفِ رُضابِكَ العَذبِ البَرودِ

And that means being generous to a love-stricken man

Rather be generous with your pleasing smile

With a sip of your sweet, cool saliva.”

And refreshing sweetness, like cold water.

فَقالَ أَبو حَنيفَةَ لي إِمامٌ

فَقالَ أَبو حَنيفَةَ لي إِمامٌ

فَعِندي لا زَكاةَ عَلى الوَليدِ

فَعِندي لا زَكاةَ عَلى الوَليدِ

He said, “Abu Hanifa is my imam,

But Abu Hanifa said: ‘For me, there is

So, in my view, no alms-tax is due from a child.”

No zakat due on a newborn child.’"