هُو الريمُ لو يعطي الأمانَ كما يعطُو
من الطَّرفِ ما كانت لواحظُه تسطوُ
He is gentle, if he gives safety as they give
Of beauty, what his observer would have taken
ولو علَّمتهُ العدلَ أعطافُ قدِّهِ
وقامتُه ما كانَ في الحبِّ يشتطُّ
And if I taught him justice, he would incline
His neck, he would not be violent in love
رحيقيُّ ريقٍ لؤلؤيُّ مقبِّلٍ
له حاجبٌ كالنُّونِ بالمسكِ مُختطُّ
My saliva is pearl-like, kissed
By him whose eyebrow is like a noon with musk is adorned
إذا قامَ يسعَى بالحُميَّا ورنَّحت
شمائلهُا خطِّيَّهُ حينما يخطُو
When he walks effortlessly and sways
His traits, his lines when he walks
تَرى فَلكاً فيهِ الكواكبُ أشرقت
وهلَ فلكٌ يوماً تضمَّنهُ مرطُ
You see a horizon in which the stars shone
Is there a horizon that ever contained the lizard?
هو البدرُ يجلو الشمَّس والكأس فَرقَدٌ
عليها نُجومق والثُّريَّا لهُ قُرطُ
He is the full moon that lights up the sun and the cup asleep
On it are stars, and Pleiades are his earrings
تحيَّرتُ لمَّا مالَ نَشوانُ عِطفِه
فقلتُ وقد أزرى بما يُنبِتُ الخَطُّ
I was confused when the bending of his charm leaned
So I said, and I was hurt by what makes one err
أمنُ لحظهِ أم لفظِه أم رُضابهِ
يميلُ ألا إنَّ الثَّلاثة إسفنِطُ
Is it his glance, his words, or his agreement
That inclines? No, the three make one lose his mind
له خالُ خدِّ عمَّ بالوَجدِ والأَسى
مُحبيِّه هل في قتلِهم جاءَه الخَطُّ
He has a mole on his cheek that spread longing and sorrow
Did his lovers’ murder come to him by mistake?
عجبتُ لذي وَجدٍ بِسُعدي ودارها
وبالسِّقط ما سُعدي والما الدَّار والسِّقطُ
I wondered about the one in passion for Su’di and her abode
As for Su’di, the house, and the infant, what is the relation?
فنونُ الهوَى مجهولةً ليس عارفاً
بشها غيرُ صبِّ مذهبي عندهُ شَرطُ
The arts of love are unknown to me, I don’t know
About them except a youth whose doctrine has a condition
إلى اللهِ كم أُصفي الُموَّدة مُعرضاً
خؤُوناً إذا أقسطتُ زاغَ بهِ القسطُ
To God, how much love have I rejected
Wronging, when I was fair, justice was distorted
إلامَ اتِّباعي الغَيَّ والرُّشدُ قد بدا
جلياً ونحوَ العارضَينِ خطا الوخطُ
Why did I follow illusion and guidance appeared
Clearly, while mistakes headed towards both?
