1. بتعصفرِ الخدِّ المعصفرْ

    بتكسُّرِ الصُّدْغِ المُكَسَّرْ

    By the safflower hue of the safflower-tinted cheek,

    By the curl of the curling temple-lock,

  2. وبسحرِ طَرْفٍ لم يَدَعْ

    هاروتَ يَدْري كيفَ يَسْحَر

    And by the magic of a gaze that did not let

    Harut know how to cast a spell,

  3. وبذلك الثَّغْرِ الذي

    يُزْرِي بجوهرِ كلِّ جوهر

    And by that mouth which

    Puts the essence of every jewel to shame,

  4. إِلاَّ عَذَرْتِ صَبابتي

    إنَّ الصبابةَ فيكِ تُعْذَر

    Do pardon my ardent longing;

    Indeed, longing for you is pardonable.

  5. شمسٌ بهاءُ الشمسِ عن

    د بهائها معنىً مزوَّر

    A sun—the sun's splendor, beside

    Her splendor, is a counterfeit notion.

  6. ما إِنْ رأَينَا مثلَها

    شمساً تُحَجَّلُ أَو تُسَتَّر

    Never have we seen her like:

    A sun secluded behind bridal curtains or veiled.