1. يعيبونها عندي بشقرة شعرها

    فقلت لهم هذا الذي زانها عندي

    They fault her before me for the blondness of her hair.

    So I told them, “That is what makes her beautiful to me.”

  2. يعيبون لون النور والتبر ضله

    لرأي جهولٍ في الغواية ممتد

    They fault the color of light and gold—how misguided

    The judgment of a fool who persists in error!

  3. وهل عاب لون النرجس الغض عائب

    ولون النجوم الزاهرات على البعد

    And has any faultfinder faulted the color of the fresh narcissus,

    Or the color of the stars shining in the distance?

  4. وأبعد خلق اللَه من كل حكمةٍ

    مفضل جرم فاحم اللون مسودٌ

    And farthest of God's creatures from all wisdom

    Is one who prefers a body coal-black and dark in hue.

  5. به وصفت ألوان أهل جهنم

    ولبسة باكٍ مثكل الأهل محتد

    With it were described the complexions of the people of Hell,

    And the garb of a weeping man, bereaved of family, burning with grief.

  6. ومذ لاحت الرايات سوداً تيقنت

    نفوس الورى أن لا سبيل إلى الرشد

    And since the banners appeared black, it has been certain

    To the souls of humankind that there is no path to right guidance.