وَمُعَقرَبِ الصُدغَينِ في لَحَظاتِهِ

سِحرٌ وَفيهِ تَظَرُّفٌ وَمُجونُ

With cheeks delicately curved at the temple

And one with scorpion-curled tresses at his temples, in whose glances

There is magic in his glances, impudence and flirtation

Lies magic, and in him exist wit and playful wantonness.

مُتَوَرِّدُ الخَدَّينِ أَمّا مَسُّهُ

فَنَدٍ وَأَمّا قَلبُهُ فَمَتينُ

Assailing both cheeks, though his touch is soft as silk

Rosy-cheeked is he; as for his touch,

His heart is firm as iron

It is dewy soft, yet his heart is unyielding stone.

أَبصارُنا تَجني مَحاسِنَ وَجهِهِ

فَفُؤادُ كُلِّ فَتىً بِهِ مَفتونُ

Our eyes gather the beauty of his face

Our eyes harvest the beauties of his face,

Thus the heart of every young man is captivated by him

And the heart of every youth is captivated by him.

إِن غابَتِ الشَمسُ اِستُضيءَ بِوَجهِهِ

وَيُرى مَكانَ البَدرِ حينَ يَبينُ

When the sun is absent, his face illuminates

If the sun sets, one seeks illumination from his face,

And the moon's place can be seen when it emerges

And he is seen in the full moon's stead when he appears.

خالَستُهُ قُبَلاً أَلَذَّ مِنَ المُنى

قَلبي بِها حَتّى المَماتِ رَهينُ

I secretly met him before, it was sweeter than wishes

I stole kisses from him sweeter than deepest desires,

My heart will be forever captive to those moments

To which my heart is held hostage until death.

يا ذا الَّذي نَقَضَ العُهودَ وَمَلَّني

ما كُنتُ أَعلَمُ أَنَّ ذا سَيَكونُ

Oh you who broke pacts and afflicted me

O you who violated our vows and grew weary of me,

I did not know this would come to pass

I never knew that such a thing would come to pass.