حَبّاتُ مِسكٍ تَبَدَّت وسطَ وَجنَتِهِ

حَبّاتُ مِسكٍ تَبَدَّت وسطَ وَجنَتِهِ

نَظم الثّريّا وَلَكِنْ هُنَّ شاماتُ

نَظم الثّريّا وَلَكِنْ هُنَّ شاماتُ

Beads of musk appeared in the midst of his cheek,

Musk pearls scattered amidst his cheeks,

A string of the Pleiades—yet they are moles.

The Pleiades aligned, but they are moles.

فَقُلتُ ما هَذِهِ قالَ اِصغ لي أُذُناً

فَقُلتُ ما هَذِهِ قالَ اِصغ لي أُذُناً

هاتيكَ مِن أَعيُنِ العشّاقِ حبّاتُ

هاتيكَ مِن أَعيُنِ العشّاقِ حبّاتُ

So I said, “What are these?” He said, “Lend me an ear:

I asked, “What are these?” He said, “Lend me an ear,

Those are beads from lovers’ eyes.”

These are pearls from the eyes of lovers.”