عَشِقَتْ مَعاطِفَ قَدِّه المَيَّاسِ

لَمَّا انْثَنَى هَيَفاً غُصُونُ الآسِ

She fell in love with his strong, proud neck

When the branches of the wild plum gracefully bent

بَدْرٌ يَفُوقُ البَدْرَ مَنْظَرُه إِذَا

جُلِيَتْ مَحاسِنُه على الجُلَّاسِ

A full moon that surpasses the full moon in appearance

When his beauty is unveiled to the spying eyes

إِنْ نَازلُوُه فَهْوَ لَيْثُ عَرينِهِ

أَوْ غَازَلُوه فَهْوَ ظَبْيُ كِنَاسِ

If you confront him, he is a lion in his den

And if you flirt with him, he is a gazelle of the meadow

دُرّي مُبْتَسمٍ يُريكَ وَميضَهُ

وسَناهُ ما يُغْني عَنِ النّبْراسِ

A smiling pearl that shows you its glow

And his youth renders lanterns useless

لي مِنْ أَزاهِرِ وَجْنَتَيْهِ رَوْضَةٌ

وَمِن اللَّواحِظ قَهْوَةٌ في الكاسِ

I have from his gardens and flowers a meadow

And from the glances a coffee in my cup