1. كَصَحنٍ مِنَ الياقوتِ قَد خِلت وجهه

    وَفيهِ لَقد دارَ العذارُ الزّبَرجَدي

    I thought his face was like a dish of ruby,

    And on it, indeed, the peridot-green cheek-down formed a ring.

  2. أَقولُ كَأَنَّ الحسنَ خافَ اِنشِعارَهُ

    فَطَوَّقَ ذاكَ الصحن طَوق زُمرّدِ

    I say: it is as though Beauty feared it might crack,

    So it girdled that dish with a band of emerald.