قَالُوا الْتَحَى فاسْلُ عنه قلتُ لَهمْ

واللهِ لا كانَ ذا ولو شَابَا

They said he grew thinner, so ask about him, I told them:

By God, even if he did grow thinner.

هل الْتَحَى طرْفُه وحاجبُه

أَو اخْتَفَى الثَّغْرُ منه أَو غابا

Did his eyelid grow thinner, and his eyebrow,

Or did his mouth disappear or go absent?

وهو سِوَى عارضٍ وذاك لَمىً

سالَ على الخدِّ مِنْه أَو ذَابا

He is still the same, with prominent cheekbones,

With tears flowing down his cheek or melting away.

هِمْتُ به عارياً فكيفَ وقد

أَلبسَهُ الحسنُ منه جِلْبابا

I desired him bare, so how could it be now

When beauty has clothed him in a cloak?