1. Yaqut traced the cheek
Of the beloved with musk, not blame
١. قد خطَّ ياقوتُ خَد
دَ الحبيبِ بالمِسْكِ لامه
2. So it increased in beauty and how it shone!
For in the lover is no blame.
٢. فزادَ حسْناً واك
فى المحبّ من فيه لامه
3. Since he clothed the sea of passion
With the ambergris of his cheek, no blame.
٣. مُذْ بالعذار كسا بحر
عنبر الخال لامه