يا ذا الَّذي يَبسِمُ عَن مِثلِ ما

لائِحُهُ يَلمَعُ في عِقدِهِ

O he whose smile reveals teeth like

What shines in his necklace,

وَمَن لَهُ خَدٌّ غَدا حائِزاً

شَقائِقَ النُعمانِ مِن وَردِهِ

And he whose cheek will soon possess

Narcissuses from his roses,

اِثنِ عِنانِ الهَجرِ عَن عاشِقٍ

قَد طالَ رَكضُ الدَمعِ في خَدِّهِ

Restrain estrangement's reins from a lover

Whose tears have long run down his cheek.