بدا وَرَنْت لواحظُه دَلالا

فما أبهى الغزالةَ والغزالا

His glances began to flicker alluringly,

How graceful is the doe and the young stag!

وأسْفَرَ عن سنا قمرٍ منيرٍ

ولكنْ قدْ وَجَدْتُ به الضلالا

And there emerged from his teeth a shining moon,

But in it I found misguidance.

صقيلُ الخَدِّ أبْصَرَ من رآه

سوادُ العين فيه فخال خالا

The smoothness of his cheek is clearer to whoever sees him

The blackness of his eye has a distinct beauty mark.

وممنوع الوصال إذا تبدى

وجدت له من الألفاظ لالا

And union with him is forbidden when he appears -

I found in his words a coquetry.

عجبتُ لثغره البسام أبدى

لنا دُرًّا وقد سكن الزلالا

I'm amazed by his smiling lips that showed

Us a pearl, though hail settled in the streams.

شهدتُ بشهد ريقته لأنِّي

رأيتُ على سوالفه نمالا

I testified with the honey of his saliva because

I saw bracelets on his wrists.

فيا عجباً لحسن قد حواه

وقد أهدى إلى قلبي الوبالا

So wonderful is the beauty he contained

And which brought ruin to my heart.

سأشكو الحبَّ ما بَقِيَتْ حياتي

وأشكرُ من صنائعه الجمالا

I will complain of love as long as I live

And thank the one whose works are beauty.