وَريمٍ عَلى السُكرِ جمّشتُه

بِقُرصٍ بِعارِضِهِ أَثّرا

A rose I compared his rosy cheek to,

With a slice by its cheek made an effect.

فَأَصبحَ نَرجِسُهُ وَردَةً

وَوَردَةُ خَدَّيهِ نِيلوفرا

So his narcissus did turn into a rose

And the rose of his cheeks did turn to a water-lily.