1. Leave behind the makeup, for it is not beautiful
Whatever truth it was, it was but a metaphor
١. دعي عنكِ الطلاءَ فليسَ حسناً
وأيَّ حقيقةً كانتْ مجازا
2. And who is it that embellishment has deceived? For I
Saw the sun needing no veil
٢. ومن ذا غرّهُ التحسينُ إني
رأيتُ الشمسَ لا تحتاجُ غازا