وجَرَتْ مَجاري الرُّوحِ في بَدَنِ الفَتى

فكأنّها مِنْ لُطْفِها أَحْلامُ

The streams of the soul flowed in the body of the youth

As if they were from its gentleness, dreams

ما زَاحَمَتْ صَدْرَ امْرِىءٍ إلا انْجَلَتْ

عنهُ وفيهِ للسُّرُورِ زحامُ

That never disturbed anyone's chest except to slip away

From it, and in it there was a crowd of happiness

صَفْراءُ أَلْبَسَها المِزَاجُ غُلالَةً

مِنْ لُؤلؤٍ لنظامِهِ اسْتِحْكامُ

Yellow clothes dressed her slenderness

With pearls, for its creation strength

وكأنّها والماءُ يَهْشِمُ وَجْهَهَا

قَبَسٌ عَلاهُ مِنَ السّرابِ غَمَامُ

And it was as if she and the water smashing her face

Were a reflection covered by misty clouds