له من مهاةِ الرملِ عينٌ مريضةٌ

له من مهاةِ الرملِ عينٌ مريضةٌ

ومن ناضرِ الريحانِ خُضرةُ شاربِ

ومن ناضرِ الريحانِ خُضرةُ شاربِ

He has a languid eye from the oryx of the sands,

He has from the sickness of the sands an ailing eye,

And a mustache’s green hue from fresh basil,

And from the freshness of sweet basil, greenness of complexion,

وَمِن يانعِ التفاحِ خد موردٌ

وَمِن يانعِ التفاحِ خد موردٌ

ومن خط حلو الخطِّ تقويسُ حاجبِ

ومن خط حلو الخطِّ تقويسُ حاجبِ

And a rosy cheek from ripe apples,

And from the bloom of apples, a rosy cheek,

And an eyebrow’s arch from a fine calligrapher’s script,

And from the bend of beautiful writing, the arch of an eyebrow,

ومن ناعمِ الأغصانِ قدٌّ وقامةٌ

ومن ناعمِ الأغصانِ قدٌّ وقامةٌ

ومن حالكِ الحبرِ اسودادُ الحَواجبِ

ومن حالكِ الحبرِ اسودادُ الحَواجبِ

And a figure and stature from tender boughs,

And from the softness of branches, a slender shape and stature,

And the blackness of eyebrows from pitch-black ink;

And from the blackness of ink, the darkness of eyelashes,

وَمن كلِّ ما تَهوى النفوسُ وتَشتَهي

وَمن كلِّ ما تَهوى النفوسُ وتَشتَهي

نَصيبٌ وَما فيهِ نَصيبٌ لعائبِ

نَصيبٌ وَما فيهِ نَصيبٌ لعائبِ

And of all that souls love and desire,

And from everything souls desire and crave,

He has a share, but no fault-finder has a share in him.

A share - though no complainer has a share in him.