1. بَدا عِندَ صدغَيهِ لَطيفُ عِذارِهِ

    فَزِدتُ غَراماً لَم يَدَع بيَ مِن رَمَقْ

    His fine cheek-down appeared beside his temples.

    So my passion grew, leaving no breath of life in me.

  2. لَظى خَدِّهِ الزّاهي عَلى وَردِهِ ذَكَت

    وَلَولا مِياهُ الحُسنِ كانَ بِها اِحتَرق

    The blaze of his radiant cheek flared upon its rose.

    And were it not for beauty's waters, it would have burned in that flame.

  3. تَصاعَدَ مِنهُ في الخُدودِ بُخارُه

    فَأَصبَحَ رَيحاناً بِوَجنَتِه اِلتَصَق

    Its vapor rose from it amid the cheeks.

    So it became basil, clinging to his cheek.