1. His hair is a funeral and his cheeks a wedding
Then his mouth is a vision and his eyes are downcast
١. شَعْرُهُ مأتم وخَدَّاه عُرْسٌ
ثم فُوهُ برؤٌ وعيناه نُكْس
2. In him there is ice and in the ice there is fire
In him there is night and in the night there is a sun
٢. فيه ثلجٌ وفيه في الثلج نارٌ
فيه ليلٌ وفيه في الليلِ شمسُ
3. All his eyelids are swords but I have
Only my heart when he unveils them as a shield
٣. كلُّ أجفانه سيوفٌ وما لي
غير قلبي إذا انتضاهنَّ تُرْس
4. He knocked on beauty and excelled, so he became
A mountain, sometimes hidden and sometimes sensed
٤. دقَّ في حسنه وجلَّ فأضحى
هُوَ طوراً يخفى وطوراً يُحَسُّ