تَقَنَّعَتْ بالدّجى فَوْق الضحى فَجَلَتْ

في عاجِ عارِضِها لاماً من السَّبَجِ

She was veiled by gloom above the radiance, so she unveiled

In the ivory of her cheek, a flaw from kohl

كأنَّها اسْتَرْهَنَتْ في ناظِري سَقَماً

بِلَحْظِ أَجْفانِها المَرْضى من الغُنُجِ

As if she had pawned in my sight an illness

With the gaze of her sick eyelids from the antimony

لَوْ أَنَّها في ظَلامٍ لاستَنارَ بِها

لأَنَّ إِشراقَها يُغني عن السُّرُجِ

If she were in darkness, it would be illuminated by her

For her radiance suffices instead of lamps

كأنَّما أُلبِسَت مِن لَونِ مَبسِمِها

غِلالةً طرزتها من دم المُهَجِ

As if she was clothed in the hue of her smile

A robe embroidered with the blood of passion