وأغنَّ لولا ثغرُهُ ال

وضاحُ شُبِّهَ بالغزالِ

Had his radiant smile been less bright

He would have resembled a gazelle

يهتزّ مثلَ الغُصْنِ ل

كنْ في يدَيْ ريحِ الدلالِ

Swaying like a slender branch

In the hands of a gentle breeze

ويلوحُ مثلَ البدرِ ل

كنْ شعرُه عوَضُ الليالي

And shining like the full moon

Though his hair makes up for the dark nights

خَيلانُه في خدِّه

خيلٌ بميدانِ القتالِ

His moles on his cheek

Are like horses on a battlefield

فكأنّها وكأنّه

ساعاتُ هجرٍ في وِصالِ

So it’s as if they and as if he

Are moments of separation in union