مُعتَدِلٌ لَم يَعتَدِل عَدلُهُ

في عاشِقٍ طالَ بِهِ خَبلُهُ

A moderate man whose moderation was unequaled

In a lover whose obsession grew long with him

أَطَرفُهُ أَحسَنُ أَم ظِرفُهُ

أَو وَجهُهُ أَحسَنُ أَم عَقلُهُ

Are his glances more beautiful or his charm?

Or is his face more beautiful or his mind?

أُنظُر فَما عايَنتَ في غَيِّهِ

مِن حَسَنٍ فَهوَ لَهُ كُلُّهُ

Look - whatever beauty you see in his absence

Is all his, entire

لَو قيلَ لِلحُسنِ تَمَنّى المُنى

إِذَن تَمَنّى أَنَّهُ مِثلُهُ

If perfection were asked to name its desire

It would wish it were just like him

أَيُّ خِصالٍ حازَها سَيِّدي

لَو لَم يُكَدِّر صَفوَها مَطلُهُ

What attributes has my master acquired

If only the arrival of his supplies wouldn't muddy his serenity