قدٌّ تُقَدُّ به القلوبُ إذا انْثَنَى

يُنْبِيك كيفَ تَأَوَّدُ الأغصانُ

Often led by him are the hearts when he bends,

He makes you notice how the branches incline.

كالصَّعْدةِ السمراء قد أَوْفَى بها

من لحظِ مُقْلِته الضعيفِ سِنان

Like the swart plant when he grazes with it,

From the glance of his languid eye a flash.

ما خِلْتُ أن النار في وَجَناتِه

حتى بدا في عارضيه دخان

I thought not the fire was in his cheeks

Till the smoke on his face began to shine.