صُدغٌ كَقادِمَةِ الخُطافِ مُنعَطِفٌ

في وَجنَةٍ يُجتَنى مِن صَحنِها الوَردُ

A cheek like a bough bent o'er by nesting birds

In a garden where roses are freshly plucked.

لَو ذابَ مِن نَظَرٍ خَدٌّ لِرقَّتِهِ

لَذابَ مِن لَحظِ عَيني ذَلِكَ الخَدُّ

If but a glance could make that soft cheek melt,

Then mine would melt it with an ardent look.