أَيُسْكِرُنَا بأجفانٍ سَكَارى
وَنُعْذَلُ أن نحورَ مع الحُبَارى
Does he intoxicate us with drunken eyelids?
And are we blamed for wheeling with the houbara bustards?
رشاً أَسَرَ الرشا بفتور لحظٍ
قلوبُ الخَلْقِ في يدِه أسارى
A fawn has captured the gazelles with the languor of his glance;
The hearts of all creation are captives in his hand.
يدينُ مع النصارى وهو عندي
جديرٌ أن يَدينَ معَ النصارى
He follows the Christian faith—and, in my eyes,
Is worthy indeed of following the Christian faith.
أقول لمشبهِ العذراءِ حُسْناً
علامَ رغبتَ عن دينِ العذارى
I say to him who resembles the Virgin in beauty:
Why have you shunned the creed of maidens?
فما وَحْدي أَغارُ عليكَ لكن
جميعُ العالمين معي غَيارَى
For I am not the only one jealous over you—but
All the worlds, along with me, are jealous.
Sol 5.6