ظَننْتُ جَنيَّ الوَرْدِ حُمْرَةَ خَدّهِ

ظَننْتُ جَنيَّ الوَرْدِ حُمْرَةَ خَدّهِ

كَما ظَنَّهُ قَومٌ شَقيقاً وَعَنْدَما

كَما ظَنَّهُ قَومٌ شَقيقاً وَعَنْدَما

I took freshly picked roses for the blush of his cheek,

as others took them for anemones and dragon’s-blood resin.

وماذاكَ إلاَّ أَنَّ سَيفَ جُفونِه

وماذاكَ إلاَّ أَنَّ سَيفَ جُفونِه

بِوَجنتهِ من مُهجتي تَقُطُر الدِّما

بِوَجنتهِ من مُهجتي تَقُطُر الدِّما

And that is only because the sword of his eyelids

has dripped blood from my heart onto his cheek.