أَقم لي عُذراً يا عَذول بِحُبّ مَن

هَواه بَرى جِسمي وأفنى تَجلّدي

Plead my excuse, O Adoul, for loving one

Whose love consumed my body and undid my resolve

وَنَبّه عُيون الفكر وَاِشهَد جَماله

تَجد كُلّ مَعنىً حجّة لِموحِّدِ

Awaken the eyes of thought and behold his beauty -

You'll find every meaning an argument for the worship of the One.

وَلَيسَ الجَمال اليوسفيُّ بِباهر

إِذا قيسَ يَوماً بِالجَمال المُحَمّدي

Joseph's beauty is not so dazzling

When compared one day to Muhammad's beauty.