كَأَنَّما وَجهُهُ وَالكَأسُ إِذ قَرُبَت

مِن فيهِ بَدرٌ تَدَلّى مِنهُ مِصباحُ

It was as if his face and the cup when brought near his mouth

As though his face and the cup, when it drew near

Was a full moon hanging down from which a lamp shown

To his mouth, were a full moon from which a lantern hung.

مُدَجَّجٌ بِسِلاحِ الحُبِّ يَحمِلُهُ

طَرفُ الجَمالِ بِسَيفِ الطَرفِ طَمّاحُ

Adorned with the raiments of love he carries

He is armored with the weaponry of love, borne by

The elegance of beauty with the glances’ sword an archer swift

Beauty's gaze, aiming high with the sword of the glance.

فَالسَيفُ مَضحَكُهُ وَالقَوسُ حاجِبُهُ

وَالسَهمُ عَيناهُ وَالأَهدابُ أَرماحُ

Thus the sword his laughter and the bow his brow

For the sword is his smile, and the bow his brow,

And the arrows his eyes and the lashes spears

The arrows his eyes, and the lashes spears.