جَميلٌ بَدا مِثلُ العذارِ بِخَدّهِ

جَميلٌ بَدا مِثلُ العذارِ بِخَدّهِ

فَكَم طارَ مِن عَقلٍ وَهامَ جَنانُ

فَكَم طارَ مِن عَقلٍ وَهامَ جَنانُ

On a handsome one's cheek appeared what looked like sideburns.

So many a mind took flight, and many a heart was lost in love.

فَقُلت لَظى خَدّيهِ قَلبي أَحرَقَت

فَقُلت لَظى خَدّيهِ قَلبي أَحرَقَت

فَكانَ لَهُ حَولَ الخُدودِ دُخانُ

فَكانَ لَهُ حَولَ الخُدودِ دُخانُ

So I said, “The blaze of his cheeks has burned my heart;

and so there was smoke around his cheeks.”