شبَّهتُها بالبدر فاستضحكتْ

وقابلت قوليّ بالنُكْرِ

I compared her to the full moon, and she just laughed

And met my words with denial

وسفَّهتْ قولي وقالت متى

سَمُجْتُ حتى صرتُ كالبدر

She ridiculed my words and said, when

Have I become dull like the full moon?

البدر لا يرنو بعين كما

أَرنو ولا يبسِم عن ثغر

The full moon does not wink with an eye as

I wink, nor does it smile with a mouth

ولا يُميط المِرط عن ناهد

ولا يشُدّ العِقْد في نحر

It does not remove its veil from its cheek

Nor tighten a necklace around its neck

من قاس بالبدر صِفاتي فلا

زال أسيراً في يَدَيْ هجري

He who compares my attributes to the full moon

Remains forever captive to my rejection