يُذَكِّرُنٍي هَذَا الْقَرِيضُ وَنُورُه ُ

مَحَاسِنَ مَنْ أهْوَى تَلُوحُ ثُغُورُهُ

This poem and its light remind me

This verse and its light remind me

Of the beauty of the one I love, his radiance shines

Of the charms of my beloved, whose smile gleams.

فَعِزَّتُهُ قَدْ أُشْرِبَتْهَا طِبَاعُهُ

وَرِقَّتُهُ قَدْ ضُمِّنَتْهَا خُصُورُهُ

His dignity has soaked his nature

Its majestic pride has been infused into his nature,

And his gentleness is embedded in his inner self

And its delicate grace is embodied in his slender waist.

وَإِشْرَاقُهُ فِي النَّفْسِ نُورُ حَبِيبِهِ

إِذَا لَاحَ وَالْتَفَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شُعُورُهُ

His radiance in the soul is the light of his beloved

Its radiance within the soul is the light of the beloved,

When he appears and turns to him, his hair waves

When he appears, enveloped by his flowing locks.

وَأَوْصَافُهُ مِنْ بَعْدُ تَقْضِي بِأَنَّهُ

أَمِيرُ كَلاَمِ النَّاسِ بَلْ هُوَ نُورُهُ

And his attributes afterwards prove that he

Furthermore, its sublime qualities decree that it is

Is the prince of people's speech, rather he is its light

The prince of human speech; nay, its very light.