انظُر إلى صُورَةٍ مُكَمَّلَةٍ

انظُر إلى صُورَةٍ مُكَمَّلَةٍ

كأنَّ منها المُدامَ قد خُلِطا

كأنَّ منها المُدامَ قد خُلِطا

Look at a perfectly formed figure,

Behold a flawless image

as though wine had been blended from it.

As if blended with wine

تِبريَّة اللَّونِ في محاسِنِها

تِبريَّة اللَّونِ في محاسِنِها

كعاشقٍ من حَبيبِه قَنَطا

كعاشقٍ من حَبيبِه قَنَطا

Golden-hued in its lovely features,

The fairness of her complexion

like a lover who has despaired of his beloved.

Like a lover in despair of his beloved

كأنها كَفُّ حاسبٍ عَجِلَتْ

كأنها كَفُّ حاسبٍ عَجِلَتْ

فهي من الخَوْفِ تَحذَرُ الغَلَطا

فهي من الخَوْفِ تَحذَرُ الغَلَطا

As though it were a reckoner's hand in haste,

As if an accountant's palm

and so, out of fear, it guards against error.

Fearing mistakes, it hastens