1. With cheeks like rose petals and arrogance
And innocence, leave me be with what I do not know
١. ومشبّبٍ بالرَّقْمتين وحاجرٍ
وبرامةٍ دَعْني وما لا أعرفُ
2. Rebuke her harshness or leave her be for she is the one
Who has come to be described with all kinds of beauty
٢. شبّب بحدّه أو فَدَعْ فهي التي
أَضْحتْ بأنواع المحاسِنِ تُوصفُ
3. Where can you find sharpness of features like hers
Alas, the like of her beauty is not known
٣. من أينَ تَلْقى مثل حدة أنْبِني
هيهات مِثلُ جَمالِها لا يُعرفُ
4. What valley in Buwan can compare to her
In beauty, even if the critic is fair
٤. ما شِعْب بوان النضير نظيرُها
في الحُسْنِ لو أنّ المخالِفَ يُنصفُ
5. And Sughd, if it ever portrayed her as joy
She would say "enough, you pretender"
٥. والصُّغد يوماً لو حكاهَا بَهجةً
نادتْه حَسبْك أيها المتكلّف