أَتاكَ الوَردُ مَحبوباً مَصوناً

كَمَعشوقٍ تَكَنَّفَهُ الصَدودُ

The rose came to you, beloved and protected

Like a lover enveloped by rejections

كَأَنَّ بِوَجهِهِ لَمّا تَوافَت

نُجومٌ في مَطالِعِها سُعودُ

As if on its face, when it approached,

Were stars rising in auspicious times

بَياضٌ في جَوانِبِهِ اِحمِرارٌ

كَما اِحمَرَّت مِنَ الخَجَلِ الخُدودُ

Whiteness on its sides and redness

As cheeks reddened from shyness