ومهفهفِ أَبهى من القمر

قمر الفؤاد بفاتن النظرِ

Moon-like, more radiant than the moon,

The moon of my heart with the charms of its glance,

خالسته تفاحَ وجنته

فأخذتُها منه على غَرَرِ

Its dimples are apples and its cheeks a garden,

So I stole it unawares,

فأخافني قوم فقلت لهم

لا قطع في ثَمَرٍ ولا كَثَرِ

Then some people made me afraid, and I said to them,

No cutting the fruit, nor depriving it overmuch.