1. في خدِّهِ من دمعِهِ خدُّ

    وفي الحشا من وَجدهِ وجدُ

    On his cheek is a furrow from his tears,

    And in the heart is anguish from his longing,

  2. بمن بعينيهِ عنت أعينٌ

    وكلُّ طرفٍ لهما عبدُ

    For him whose eyes have humbled other eyes,

    And every gaze is a slave to them both;

  3. ومَن على وجنتهِ روضةٌ

    زهراءُ فيها الخمرُ والوردُ

    And for him upon whose cheek lies a garden,

    Radiant, with wine and roses within.

  4. إنقطعَ الحُسنُ إلى وجههِ

    فحُسنهُ في نفسهِ فَردُ

    Beauty has devoted itself wholly to his face,

    So his beauty is, in itself, unique.