وظَبْيٍ لأوْضاعِ المَجالِ مدرِّسٍ

وظَبْيٍ لأوْضاعِ المَجالِ مدرِّسٍ

عليمٍ بأسْرارِ المَحاسِنِ ماهِرِ

عليمٍ بأسْرارِ المَحاسِنِ ماهِرِ

And a gazelle, a teacher of the ways of the arena,

A teacher well-versed in the ways of elegance

versed in beauty’s secrets, skilled.

Learned in the secrets of beauty and skill

أرى جيدَهُ نَصَّ المُحلّى وقرّرتْ

أرى جيدَهُ نَصَّ المُحلّى وقرّرتْ

ثَناياهُ ما ضمّتْ صِحاحُ الجواهِرِ

ثَناياهُ ما ضمّتْ صِحاحُ الجواهِرِ

I see his neck as the text of al-Muḥallā, ‘The Adorned’; and confirmed

I see his cheek the very text of sweets

by his front teeth is what the flawless jewels contain.

His dimples enclosing gems in their casket