بأبي العِذارَ المُستديرَ بخَدّهِ

وكمال بهجةِ حُسْنِهِ المنْعوت

By my slender cheek I swear, effortlessly fair

In flawless beauty renowned without peer

فكأنّما هو صَولجانُ زُمُرُّذ

مُتلَقِّفٌ كُرةً منَ الياقوت

As though a sapphire wand, pure and rare

Catching a pearl that the heavens did tear