بدا ضاحكا لا لأحظَى بما

بدا ضاحكا لا لأحظَى بما

تُسَرُّ به النفسُ من بِشره

تُسَرُّ به النفسُ من بِشره

He appeared smiling—not that I might win

what delights the soul in his cheerful countenance;

ولكن رأى وجهَه مقمرا

ولكن رأى وجهَه مقمرا

فأبَدى كواكبَ من ثغره

فأبَدى كواكبَ من ثغره

rather, he saw his face aglow like the moon,

and from his mouth unveiled its stars.