وصغيرٍ القدّ هِمْتُ بِهِ

تَمّ فيه الحُسْنُ في الصِّغرِ

Though short of stature, I cared for him,

In him perfection dwelt in a child.

قد علا بدرَ السماءِ وإِنْ

كانَ دَونَ البَدْرِ في العُمرُ

Though below the full moon in years,

He rose to the zenith like the moon.

خضرةٌ في لَونِه ولَهُ

نفَسٌ يُعْزَى إِلى الخَضِرِ

Greenish of hue, yet he has a soul

That may be likened to verdure.

خدهُ مع ماءِ روْنَقِهِ

مُجْدِبٌ من خُضْرةِ الشَّعرِ

His cheek together with its sheen

Is a hillock green with the hair's growth.