1. وَبَدر جَمال كَالردينيِّ قَدّهُ

    يَميلُ فَيزري الغصن في حُسنِ مَيلتهْ

    And a full moon of beauty, his stature like a Rudayni spear,

    sways, putting the bough to shame with the beauty of his sway.

  2. لَطيفٌ فَلَو يَمشي عَلى الأَرضِ لَم تَكُن

    تُحِسُّ بِهِ مِن لُطفِهِ ثمَّ سرعَتِه

    So delicate—were he to walk upon the earth, it would not

    feel him, owing to his delicacy and, moreover, his swiftness.

  3. كَذلِكَ لَو يَمشي عَلى جفنِ مُقلَتي

    لَما شَعَرت مِنّي الجفونُ بِمشيَتِه

    Likewise, were he to walk upon the lid of my eye,

    my eyelids would not feel his tread.