في وَجهِهِ شَرفُ الجَمالِ قَدِ اِعتَلى

فَبَدا العِذارُ فَزادَ فيهِ سناءَ

On his face, Beauty’s glory has risen high;

Then his first beard-growth along the cheeks appeared, adding splendor to his face.

فَكَأنّما خافَ الجمال ضياعهُ

فَلَهُ أَقامَ عَلامةً خَضراءَ

As though Beauty feared losing him,

and so, for him, raised its own green sign.

الكامل

في وَجهِهِ شَرفُ الجَمالِ قَدِ اِعتَلى

al-Kāmil

On his face, Beauty’s glory has risen high;

فَبَدا العِذارُ فَزادَ فيهِ سناءَ

فَكَأنّما خافَ الجمال ضياعهُ

Then his first beard-growth along the cheeks appeared, adding splendor to his face.

As though Beauty feared losing him,

فَلَهُ أَقامَ عَلامةً خَضراءَ

and so, for him, raised its own green sign.