قالوا محا حُسْنَه تَجَدُّرُهُ

فقلتُ حَسْبِي ما شئتمُ قولُوا

They said, "Erase his beauty, disfigure him!"

I said, "It's enough for me, say what you will."

قد كان ياقوتُ خَدِّه عُطلا

فالآن قد رَصَّعوه باللُّولُو

Once his cheek was an unmatched ruby,

Now they have studded it with pearls.