وباقلاء باقل

يعجب حسناً من رمق

Like peas in their pods,

His beauty delights the eye,

كأنما نواره

اذ راق خلقا وخلق

As if his radiance

Were of the finest make and form.

اذقان بيض غلّفت

لمبصر ومنتشق

Like the whites of eggs enfolded,

A joy to behold and savor,

أو أعين حور جرت

الى مآقيها الحدق

Or the eyes of houri maidens

Cast down in modest gaze.

وهدبها مستبطن

في ورق من الورق

Like the tender leaves

Nestled in verdant growth,

او جنح ليل بقيت

منه بقايا في فلق

Or wings of night that linger

At first light with remnants of dark.

او سبج في درر

او ثنن بها بلق

Like pearls in necklace strings,

Or folds in damask cloth,

كأن للمسك بها

مشقا بنيات طرق

As if musk had etched his skin

With well-traced paths.

وعرفه معرف

بانه فيه فتق

His scent itself reveals

The purity within.

كان جل عامر

من خلقه طيبا خلق

Noble in his creation,

If he is kind, he pardons;

ملك اذا صال عفا

حلما وان سيل اندفق

If wrath comes like a flood,

He holds back with gentle calm.

ان بخل الغيث سخا

او عنف الدهر رفق

Though rain be sparse, he is generous;

Though time be harsh, he is kind.