مُذْ رَأَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ في الحَمَلِ

لَمْ تَكَد تَبْدُو مِنَ الخَجَلِ

Since the sun saw him in Aries,

It has scarcely dared to appear from shyness.

غُصْنُ بانٍ مُثْمِرٌ قَمَراً

يُخْجِلُ الأَغْصَانَ بِالمَيَلِ

A fruitful branch bearing a moonlike youth

Who shames the branches with his beauty.

وَرْدُ خَدَّيهِ يُضَرِّجُهُ

خَجَلٌ مِنْ نَرْجِسِ المُقَلِ

The roses of his cheeks that blush from him

Are abashed by the narcissus of his eyes.

وَسِوَى ذا أَنَّ مَبْسَمَهُ

جَامِعٌ لِلخَمْرِ وَالعَسَلِ

And besides that his smile

Combines wine and honey.

مَنْ مُجِيري مِنْ لَواحِظِهِ

إِنّني مِنْهَا على وَجَلِ

Who will protect me from his glances

When I am distraught because of him?

كُلَّما سُلَّتْ صَوارِمُهَا

قَالَ قَلْبِي قَد دَنَا أَجَلي

Whenever his swords are unsheathed,

My heart says: my death is near.