1. بشرٌ وليسَ كمثله بشر

    لدنٌ يكادُ يحلهُ النظرُ

    A mortal, yet no mortal is his equal.

    So supple, a glance could almost dissolve him.

  2. إن يمش قلتُ الشمس طالعةٌ

    لما بدا للعين أو قمرُ

    If he walks, I say, “The sun is rising,”

    when he appears to the eye—or, “A moon.”

  3. تقفُ العيونُ على محاسنهِ

    بجميعِ ما فيها لهُ وَطَرُ

    Eyes linger over his beauties,

    with all the longing for him they hold.

  4. فلهُ الهَوى مِنها وعلَّ له

    ولهن منه الدمع والسهرُ

    So their love is his—and may it be his—

    while theirs from him are tears and sleeplessness.