وشَادِنٍ قَيْدُ العقولِ وَجْهُهُ

وشَادِنٍ قَيْدُ العقولِ وَجْهُهُ

وصُدْغُه سِلْسلةُ الآراءِ

وصُدْغُه سِلْسلةُ الآراءِ

And a young gazelle—his face has fettered minds,

and his temple-lock is a chain for the free.

شَامَتُه حَبَّةُ قلبٍ مذ بَدَتْ

شَامَتُه حَبَّةُ قلبٍ مذ بَدَتْ

جَنَتْ بها الأحشاء بالسَّوْداءِ

جَنَتْ بها الأحشاء بالسَّوْداءِ

His beauty mark is the heart’s darling to whomever it appears;

because of it, their very innards go mad with black bile.