أَفدي الذي خلبَتْ قلبي لواحظُهُ

وخلّدَتْ لَذَعات الحبِّ في كبدي

I ransom with my soul the one whose glances have captivated my heart

And etched the pangs of love into my liver

صفاتُ ناظرهِ سُقْم بلا أَلَمٍ

سُكْرٌ بلا قَدَحٍ جُرْح بلا قَوَدِ

The attributes of his gaze are sickness without pain

Intoxication without a cup, a wound without a bandage

معشَّقُ الدلِّ من تيهٍ ومن صَلَفٍ

مرنّحُ العطْفِ من لينٍ ومن مَيَدِ

The beloved of tenderness, of confusion and of insolence

The sympathetic one, of softness and of bending

على مُحيّاهُ من نارِ الصِّبا شُعَل

وَوَرْدُ خدَّيهِ من ماءِ الحياةِ نَدي

On his cheeks, from the fire of youth, flames

And the roses of his cheeks from the water of life, dew