1. White-skinned, if clad in white, her beauty
Is like jasmine arranged in a sitting room.
١. بَيضاءُ إِن لَبِسَت بَياضاً خِلتَها
كَالياسِمينَ مُنَضَّداً في مَجلِسِ
2. If she appears in redness, it's as though she
Were a rose from an orchard, beautifully clad.
٢. وَإِذا بَدَت في حُمرَةٍ فَكَأَنَّها
وَردٌ مِنَ الدارِيِّ حُسناً مُكتَسي
3. If she appears in yellow, it's as though she
Were a narcissus of a generous garden.
٣. وَإِذا بَدَت في صُفرَةٍ فَكَأَنَّها
نِسرَينُ بُستانٍ كَريمِ المَغرِسِ
4. If she appears in green over yellow,
It's as though for beauty she's a narcissus bouquet.
٤. وَإِذا بَدَت في خُضرَةٍ في صُفرَةٍ
فَكَأَنَّها لِلحُسنِ باقَةُ نَرجِسِ