طَمِعَ الوشاةُ بسَلوتي وتَباشروا

طَمِعَ الوشاةُ بسَلوتي وتَباشروا

إذ قيل قُرِّط عارضاه وقُلِّدا

إذ قيل قُرِّط عارضاه وقُلِّدا

The tale-bearers hoped that I had forgotten my love, and rejoiced

The slanderers hoped for my demise and rejoiced

when it was said, “His two cheeks have been adorned with earrings and necklaces.”

When it was said: "Decorate his cheeks and bestow him."

وإذا رأيتَ الشعرَ أوَّلَ ما بدا

وإذا رأيتَ الشعرَ أوَّلَ ما بدا

في عارضٍ فالحبُّ أوَّلُ ما بَدا

في عارضٍ فالحبُّ أوَّلُ ما بَدا

Yet when you see the first hair begin to show

And when you see poetry first bloom

upon a cheek, love is the first thing to appear.

On a cheek, love is the first thing that bloomed.