يضوع كغصن الزهر بلله الحيا

ويبهر مطلول البهار المكمم

He sways like a flower branch, wet with life,

And outshines the blossoms of spring in their prime.

وما روضة غناء ما بين سوسن

وبين أقاح بالسقيط منمم

No garden of song between lily and myrtle

Is sweeter to hearts than his charm and his rhyme.

بأبهج منه للقلوب وإنما

له لذة للعين والسمع والفم

Though eyes and ears feast on his voice and his grace,

His words are delight and joy to the mind.