قَمَرٌ تَفَرَّدَ بالمَحاسِنِ كلِّها

فإليه يُنسَبُ كلُّ حُسْنٍ يُوصَفُ

A moon that encompasses all beauties

So every described beauty is attributed to it

فَجَبِينُهُ صُبْحٌ وطُرَّتُه دُجىً

وقَوامُه غُصْنٌ رطيبٌ أهيَفُ

Its forehead is the dawn and its profile is the night

Its figure is a fresh, aromatic branch

للهِ ذاك الوجهُ كيفَ تألَّفَتْ

فيه بدائِعُ لم تكنْ تَتألَّفُ

What a face, by God! How wonderfully composed

Of marvels never before composed

وَرْدٌ يُعَصْفِرُهُ الحَياءُ ونَرْجِسٌ

يُغْضي إذا طالَ العِتابُ ويُطْرَفُ

A rose tinted by shyness and a narcissus

That frowns when blame goes on for too long