في وجه إنسانةٍ كلفتُ بها

في وجه إنسانةٍ كلفتُ بها

أربعةً ما اجتمعن في أحد

أربعةً ما اجتمعن في أحد

In the face of a woman I fell in love with

In a woman's face I saw

Are four things never united in anyone else:

Four things not found together in any other:

الخد وردٌ والصدغ غاليةٌ

الخد وردٌ والصدغ غاليةٌ

والريق خمرٌ والثغر من برد

والريق خمرٌ والثغر من برد

Her cheek is a rose, and her temple a rich perfume;

Her cheek is a rose, her temple a jewel,

And her saliva is wine, and her teeth are made of hail.

Her saliva is wine, her lips are cooling snow.

لكل جزءٍ من حسنها بدعٌ

لكل جزءٍ من حسنها بدعٌ

تودع قلبي بدائع الكمد

تودع قلبي بدائع الكمد

Each part of her beauty holds marvels

For every part of her beauty there is a wonder -

That lodge marvels of sorrow in my heart.

Marvels descend into my heart, one by one.