1. For God is an untouched jewel
That no jeweler has yet crafted
١. لِلَّه مهجةُ والهٍ لم يَثنِها
عَذلُ العواذل من لواعج حُزنها
2. I recalled her youth and her art studio
As a beauty who captivates people with her looks
٢. ذكرت صبابَتها وَمَعهد فنِّها
وَمليحةً تَسبي الأَنام بحسنها
3. And a coquette whom the matchmaker toyed with her braids
When he saw her unique beauty
٣. وَمهفهفاً عبثَ الدلالُ بقدِّهِ
لَمّا رأَته من المحاسِن فردَها
4. She showed him some coquetry and lifted her train
Until she made him drink her affection then she spurned him
٤. أَورَت عليه من الصَبابة وقدها
حتّى إِذا ما جرَّعته صدَّها
5. He leaned in to kiss her and caress her cheek
She sulked at him and quickly pushed him back
٥. أَهوى يقبِّلُها وَيلثم خدَّها
حنِقَت عليه وأَسرعت في ردِّهِ
6. So the more she rebuffed him, the more lovesick he became
And unveiled what he had kept discreet without innuendo
٦. فاِزداد إِذ ردَّته عظمَ نِكايةٍ
فأَباحَ ما أَخفاه دون كناية
7. When she saw he would not stop short of his goal
She slapped his cheek, though not violently
٧. لَمّا رأَت لا يَنتَهي عن غايَةٍ
لطمت عوارضَه بغير جناية
8. He trembled under her blow on his cheek
Displaying beauty’s power in her assault
٨. منه فأَثَّر كفُّها في خَدِّهِ
فبدت محاسنُ للجمال ببطشِها
9. As passions of love she had not revealed gushed forth
When her scrape left its mark on both his cheeks
٩. وَفشت سرائرُ للهوى لم يُفشِها
إِذ أَثَّرت في وجنتيه بخدشِها
10. So the bough of his freshness turned green from her scratch
And the palm of her hand turned rosy from his cheek
١٠. فاِخضرَّ آسُ عذاره من نقشِها
واِحمرَّ باطنُ كفِّها من وردِهِ