1. حُلْوٌ بِعيني حينَ يغمُرُهُ الرضا

    ويَزيدُ مِن بعدِ الخِصامِ جَمالا

    He is lovely in my eyes when contentment envelops him,

    And grows more beautiful after the quarrel.

  2. عَذبُ بكلّ صفاتهِ فكأنّهُ

    جمَعَ المحاسنَ صورةً وخِصالا

    Sweet in all his qualities, as though he

    Has gathered every grace in form and character.

  3. حتى الجنونُ أُحِبُّهُ في طبْعِهُ

    كالطفلِ يلهو يَمْنَةً وشِمالا

    Even the madness in his nature I love,

    Like a child, he plays to right and left.

  4. هو هكذا حُلوٌ بكُل ظروفهِ

    إنْ لم يكُن كالبدرِ كانَ هِلالا

    Such is he—lovely in every circumstance:

    If he is not like the full moon, he is a crescent.

  5. سُبحان من جعلَ النقائِض تلتقي

    في مُقلَتيْهِ، مَهابةً ودلالا

    Glory to the One who made opposites meet

    In his eyes—majesty and coy charm.

  6. يا لائمي في حُبّهِ وجُنونهِ

    وفّر عناءَكَ، قد طلبْتَ مُحالا

    O you who blame me for loving him and his madness,

    Spare yourself the trouble; you have asked for the impossible.