وَإِنّي لَمَعذورٌ عَلى طولِ حُبِّحا

لِأَنَّ لَها وَجهاً يَدُلُّ عَلى عُذري

I'm excused for loving her so long

For she has a face that reveals my excuse

إِذا ما بَدَت وَالبَدرُ لَيلَةَ تِمِّهِ

رَأَيتَ لَها فَضلاً مُبيناً عَلى البَدرِ

When she appears, and the full moon is out

You see she outshines even the moon

وَتَهتَزُّ مِن تَحتِ الثِيابِ كَأَنَّها

قَضيبٌ مِنَ الرَيحانِ في وَرَقٍ خُضرِ

She sways beneath her clothes as though she were

A sprig of basil amidst green leaves

أَبى اللَهُ إِلّا أَن أَموتَ صَبابَةً

بِساحِرَةِ العَينَينِ طَيِّبَةِ النَشرِ

God willed that I die young

For the sorceress with the beautiful eyes

وَتَبسِمُ عَن ثَغرٍ نَقِيٍّ كَأَنَّهُ

مِنَ اللُؤلُؤِ المَكنونِ في صَدَفِ البَحرِ

She smiles with lips so pure as though they were

Pearls hidden in an ocean shell

يُخَبِّرُني عَنهُ السِواكُ بِطيبِهِ

وَلَستُ بِهِ لَولا السِواكُ بِذي خُبرِ

The toothstick tells me of their sweetness

And I'd know nothing of it sans the toothstick's news