بأبي مَن قَلْبُه حجَرُ

وبه من ناظري أثَرُ

By the one whose heart is stone

And by the one whom my eyes affect

رَشَأٌ بالغُنْجِ مكتَحِلٌ

وبضَوءِ الصُّبحِ مُعْتَجِرُ

A young man with kohl-lined eyes

And the morning radiance adorns his face

وبثوب الحُسنِ مُشتمِلٌ

وبِحقْف الرمل مُتَّزِرُ

Wearing the garb of beauty

With the sand dune wrapped around his waist

رِدْفُه شِرْحٌ وقامتُه

وسَط والخَصر مُختَصَرُ

His shoulders wide and posture erect

Waist slender and torso compact

خَضَعَتْ شَمْسُ النهار له

وتلاشى عنده القمرُ

The sun humbled before his light

And the moon faded in his presence

ما رأينا قبله بَشَرَاً

تاه في أوصافه البشَرُ

We’ve not seen a human like him before

Mankind lost describing his features

جائرُ الألْحاظ كلُّ دمٍ

سَفَكَتْه عندها هَدَرُ

Every blood shed unjustly

Wasted away helpless next to him

شَهَرَتْ أسيافَها وَمَضَتْ

فهي لا تُبقي ولا تَذَرُ

His sword unsheathed and ready

Sparing none, having no mercy

جنَّةُ الفِرْدوس طَلْعَتُه

والقِلا مِن دونها سَقَرُ

He’s the bloom of Paradise

While hellfire burns those not near him

ومتى أُصغي إلى عَذَلٍ

فيه وهو السمعُ والبصرُ

Whenever I hear his blame

My hearing and vision fade