أهدى المليحُ إليّ ورداً

فشممت غالية وندا

The handsome one gave me a rose

I smelled its expensiveness and dew

ورأيت حمرتهُ حكت

خدّ الحبيب جفا وصدّا

And saw its redness narrate

The cheek of the beloved, aloofness and rejection

فتضرّجا عند العتا

ب له فأعتب واستحدّا

So they blushed at the reproach

I blamed him and complained

فشممته ورددته

فعل الكريم صفا وودا

So I smelled it and gave it back

The generous act purity and affection