بَدا على نارِ خَدَّيْهِ نَدى عَرَقٍ

لوْ ذاقَهُ مُغْرَمٌ يَشْفى مِنَ الوَصَبِ

The dew of sweat appeared on his blushing cheeks,

If a lovesick one tasted it, it would cure all ailments.

فقُلْتُ قَدْ سالَ مِثْل الدُّرِّ مُنتَظِماً

نَظْمَ العُقودِ على ذا الجَمْرِ واللَّهَبِ

So I said, it flowed evenly like pearls,

The way pearls are strung on a necklace over embers and flames.

كأنَّ صُغْرَى وكُبْرى مِنْ فَواقِعِهِ

حَصْباءُ دُرٍّ على أرْضٍ منَ الذّهَبِ

As if the brightest and dullest of its beads,

Were pearls of gold on a ground of gold.