قالُوا مَحَتْ عارِضاهُ بَهْجتَهُ

قالُوا مَحَتْ عارِضاهُ بَهْجتَهُ

فَبَدْرُ مَرآهُ لِلْغُروبِ جَنَحْ

فَبَدْرُ مَرآهُ لِلْغُروبِ جَنَحْ

They said, “His side-whiskers have effaced his beauty;

so the full moon of his countenance inclines toward setting.”

هَيْهاتَ هَيْهاتَ ليسَ ذاكَ عَلى

هَيْهاتَ هَيْهاتَ ليسَ ذاكَ عَلى

مَنْظرِهِ ناضِرُ العِذارِ وَضَحْ

مَنْظرِهِ ناضِرُ العِذارِ وَضَحْ

Far from it, far from it! Not so—upon

his face, the fresh cheek-down has gleamed.

وإنَّما شَمْسُ حُسْنِهِ سَطَعَتْ

وإنَّما شَمْسُ حُسْنِهِ سَطَعَتْ

فلاحَ في وَجْنَتَيهِ قَوْسُ قُزَحْ

فلاحَ في وَجْنَتَيهِ قَوْسُ قُزَحْ

Rather, the sun of his beauty has shone forth,

and a rainbow has appeared upon his cheeks.