لك في السفرجل منظر تحظى به

وتفوز منه بشمه ومذاقه

On a journey you have a sight to behold

And gain from it a whiff and taste

هو كالحبيب سعدت منه بحسنه

متأملا وبلثمه وعناقه

It is like a beloved from whom I delighted in his beauty

Contemplating, kissing, and embracing him

يحكي لك الذهب المصفى لونه

وتزيد بهجته على إشراقه

He tells you the refined gold of his color

And his radiance increases your joy

فالشكل من أعلاه يحكي شكله

ثدي الكعاب إلى مدار نطاقه

The shape from above tells of his shape

The breast of a partridge to the circle of its belt

والشكل من سفلاه يحكي سرّة

من شادن يزهى على عشاقه

And the shape below tells of a navel

Of a supple branch adorning its lovers