لاحَت لَنا وَلَها في ساقِها خَلخال

وَقَد تَزيّنَ مِنها خَدُّها بِالخال

An anklet appeared on her leg and on his

And her cheek was adorned by a mole

لَما ظَفِرتُ بِها في مَنزلٍ لي خال

قُلتُ اِرحَمي مُدنَفاً قالَت نَعَم يا خال

When I found her in a house of mine empty

I said, “have mercy on one fallen,” she said “yes, uncle”

وَأَسفَرَت عَن مُحَيّا مَن رآه خال

بَدراً بَدا وَنَضَت عَنها بُرودَ الخال

And she revealed a cheek that stunned all who saw

A full moon appeared and the coolness of cheek faded

كأنها غُصُنٌ بِالرَوضِ مِن ذي خال

وَلا تَسَل ما جَرى مِن ناهدٍ مبخال

As if she were a branch in the garden with ripening dates

And don’t ask what happened with an ungenerous Nahid