وَحَديثِ عَهدٍ بِالفِطامِ كَأَنَّما

قَد صيغَ مِن صَدفِيةٍ بَيضاءِ

With the freshness of one just weaned, as though

Molded of white pearl.

سُبحانَ مَن أَذكى بِصَفحَةِ خَدِّهِ

ناراً يُؤَجَّجُ وَقدُها في ماءِ

Glory to Him who kindled by his cheek's surface

A fire whose fuel is in the water.

وَأَنارَ ضَوءَ جَبينِهِ مُتَوَضِّحاً

في لَيلَةٍ مِن شَعرِهِ لَيلاءِ

And illuminated the glow of his forehead, shining

In a night of his hair, dark and black.

يَفتَرُّ عَن مِثلِ الجُمانِ مُؤَشَّرٍ

قَد صينَ تَحتَ عَقيقَةٍ حَمراءِ

He would put to shame the like of perfect moons, adorned

Beneath a red carnelian.

وَمُضَيَّقُ الأَلحاظِ يَهزَأُ سِحرُها

وَفُتورُها بِالمُقلَةِ النَجلاءِ

The narrowed glances make fun of her sorcery

And her languor with the soft dark eyes.

وَكَأَنَّما بُرداهُ في خَطراتِهِ

سُنّا عَلى يَزينَةٍ سَمراءِ

As if his clothes in their motions

Are rays upon a brown bow.

ما إِن رَأَيتُ وَلا سَمِعتُ بِمِثلِها

نَجمٌ تَوَلَّدَ مِنهُ بَدرُ سَماءِ

Never have I seen or heard the like of her,

A star from which a full moon is born.