غازَلتُهُ مِن حَبيبٍ وَجهُهُ فَلَقُ

فَما عَدا أَن بَدا في خَدِّهِ شَفَقُ

I flirted with a beloved whose face was radiant

Except that a blush appeared on his cheek

وَاِرتَجَّ يَعثُرُ في أَذيالِ خَجلَتِهِ

غُصنٌ بِعَطفَيهِ مِن إِستَبرَقٍ وَرَقُ

And he stumbled, tripping on the train of his shyness

A branch with its tendrils of Istabraq silk and leaves

تَخالُ خيلانَهُ في نورِ صَفحَتِهِ

كَواكِباً في شُعاعِ الشَمسِ تَحتَرِقُ

His moles in the light of his cheek

Like stars shining under the rays of the sun

عَجِبتُ وَاعَينُ ماءٌ وَالحَشا لَهَبٌ

كَيفَ اِلتَقَت بِهِما في جَنَّةٍ طُرُقُ

I was amazed, my eyes were water and my thoughts were flames

How did the two meet in one paradise of paths