خدّ عَلَيهِ الورد ما

بَينَ اِنضِمام وَاِنشِقاق

Rosebuds planted on him

Between closing and splitting

نبت العذار به فام

سى البدر منهُ في مُحاق

The narcissus bloomed through him

The full moon owed its crescent to him

وَبِهِ حَوى كل اِلَيها

وَاِلَيهِ كُل الحُسن ساق

In him was every beauty contained

To him was all charm brought

لما اِستَدارَ بِوَجهِه

وَبه جَميعُ الناسِ فاق

When his face shone full

By it all mankind was excelled

أَرّختُه زهر الربا

في وَجهِ اِبراهيمَ راق

I dated it, sweet basil’s flower

On Ibrahim’s radiant face