وغزالٍ ذي اعتدالٍ شَفَّهُ

بعد ما شَفَّ هواهُ الأنفسا

A graceful gazelle with composure

Whose lover's passion had left him hot and bothered

جارتِ الحمّى على وجنتِهِ

فاستحالَ الوردُ منهُ نَرْجِسا

Fever flushed his cheeks

Turning the rose into a narcissus