تنزّه وجهي في محاسن وجهه

تَنزُّه مشتاقٍ إليه كئيبِ

My face became radiant in the beauty of his face,

A longing one made radiant towards him, downcast.

فلما رأى لحظي يدُلّ على الهوى

وصَفْرةَ لوني بعده وشحوبي

But when he saw my glance that showed love,

And the yellowness of my complexion after him and my pallor,

ثَنَى خدَّه عنّي وقال تَمَّثلاً

ولم يَخْش من واشٍ به ورقيب

He folded his cheek away from me and recited like one acting a part,

And had no fear of a slanderer on account of me or a watcher.

إذا أنتَ داويتَ المحبَّ فماله

دواءٌ يُواتِيه كثغر حبيب

If you should heal a lover, what ails him

Is cured only by the lip of the beloved.