1. He shed tears like pearls he ignored
From his two eyes upon his ruby and garden.
١. أَجْرى دُمُوعاً كَمِثْلِ الدُّرِّ أَهْمَلَها
مِنْ ناظِرَيْهِ عَلَى ياقُوتِ وَجْنَتِهِ
2. So my carnelian eyes trickled down
Upon a cheek telling of gold in its paleness.
٢. فَحَدَّرَتْ مُقْلَتا عَيْني العقِيقَ عَلَى
خَدٍّ حَكى ذَهباً مِنْهُ بِصُفْرَتِهِ
3. Two tears of two colors flowed down in two complexions,
Each coming wondrously in its own flow.
٣. دَمْعانِ لَوْنانِ في لَونيْنِ قَدْ جَرَيا
كلٌّ أَتى عَجَباً مِنهُ بِجِرْيَتِهِ