1. So fair, as though beauty itself roams
Leading every admirer to yearn
١. مَليحٌ كَأَنَّ الحُسْنَ أَصْبَحَ حَادِياً
يَسُوقُ إِلَيه كُلَّ صَبٍّ يَشوقُهُ
2. His waist bears a burden too great
And his admirer, a longing too much
٢. تَحمَّلَ مِنْهُ الخَصْرُ رِدْفاً يُقلّهُ
وَحُمِّلَ مِنْهُ الصَّبُّ ما لا يُطِيقُهُ
3. His eyes and his posture hold sway
Beholding, besotted, all who pass his way
٣. وَحَكّمَ فيهِ طَرْفَهُ وَقَوامَهُ
فَراشِقُه يُودِي بِهِ وَرَشِيقُهُ