لو كانَ من بشَرٍ لم يفتنِ البَشرا

ولم يفُق في الضياءِ الشمس والقَمرا

If there was a human who did not allure people

And who did not outshine the sun and moon in radiance

نورٌ تجسَّم منحلا ومنعقدا

لو أدركته عُيونُ الناسِ لانكدَرا

An embodied and manifested light

If people's eyes saw him they would be disturbed

محجبٌ لم يُكدِّر ماءَ وجنتهِ

لحظٌ ولا ابتذلتهُ مقلةٌ نظرا

Veiled, he did not disturb the water of his oasis

A glance, no staring eye cheapened him

لو أعينُ الوهمِ ترميهِ بأضعفِها

أثَّرنَ في خدهِ من رقةٍ أثَرا

If the eyes of delusion threw at him their weakest

They would leave a mark on his cheek, so delicate