مذ بدا المحبوب في وجنةٍ

مذ بدا المحبوب في وجنةٍ

قد علتها غبرةٌ من عذار

قد علتها غبرةٌ من عذار

When the beloved appeared with a cheek

Since the beloved showed in a cheek

Already covered with dust from facial down,

Dusted with reddish freckles,

رمت بجلوها فهي إنما

رمت بجلوها فهي إنما

فرَّ مني ما لحقت الغبار

فرَّ مني ما لحقت الغبار

I sought to polish it, but it came only to this:

I've cast mine eyes his way, but he

He fled from me; I did not catch up with the dust.

From me, like freckles, fled afar