جَلَّتْ مَحاسِنُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ تَشْبِيهِ

وَجَلَّ عَنْ مُشْبِهٍ في الحُسْنِ يَحْكِيهِ

His beauty transcends all comparison,

And is beyond any likeness in charm.

اُنْظُرْ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَاسْتَغْنِ عَنْ صِفَتي

سُبْحانَ خَالِقِهِ سُبْحَانَ بَاريهِ

Behold his face and do without describing,

Glory to his Maker, glory to his Creator.

النَّرْجِسُ الغَضُّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ مُقْلَتِهِ

وَالوَرْدُ مِنْ خَدِّهِ وَالدُّرُّ مِنْ فِيهِ

The narcissus bent over from his eyelids,

And the rose from his cheek, the pearls from his mouth.

دَعَا بِأَلْحَاظِهِ قَلْبي إِلى تَلَفِي

فَجَاءهُ مُسْرِعاً طَوْعاً يُلَبِّيهِ

With a glance of his eyes he summoned my heart,

It came rushing willingly to obey.

مِثْلَ الفَراشَةِ تَأْتِي إِنْ رأَتْ لَهَباً

إِلى السِّراجِ فَتُلْقِي نَفْسَها فِيهِ

Like a moth when it sees a flame,

Flies to the lamp and throws itself in.