في خَدِّهِ خَالٌ كأَنَّ

أَنامِلاً صَبَغَتْهُ عَمْدَا

On his cheek a mole as if

fingers had stained it deliberately

خَنِثٌ كأنَّ اللّهَ أَلْ

بَسَهُ قُشُورَ الدُّرِّ جِلْدَا

An effeminate one as if Allah had

dressed him in pearls as a garment

مُتَرَقْرِقُ الخَدَّينِ مِنْ

ماءِ الصِّبَا والطِّيبِ يَنْدَى

With cheeks bright from the

water of youth and scent that glistens

وتَرَى على وَجْنَاتِهِ

في أَيِّ حينٍ جِئْتَ وَرْدَا

And you see on his cheeks

at any time, roses bloom