1. قَد تطلعُ الشمسُ كما تطلعُ

    ونورُهُ من نُورِها أنصَعُ

    The sun may rise as it does,

    And his light is brighter than its light.

  2. في وجههِ أضعاف أضوائِها

    فهو إذا ما اجتمعا أجمَعُ

    His face holds many times its radiance;

    So when the two meet, his radiance is fuller.

  3. لا شيءَ في الناس إذا حصلوا

    من وجههِ أبهى ولا أبدَعُ

    Nothing among people, when all are considered,

    Is more splendid or more wondrous than his face.

  4. فإن يَكن ملّكه طرفهُ

    بلحظهِ قلبي فما أصنَعُ

    So if his eye has won him

    My heart with its glance, what can I do?