جاء مع الفجر وفي طرفه

بقية الأحلام من ليلته

He came with the dawn, and in his glance

Were the remnants of dreams from his night

يختال فيها وهو دار بما

يصمي قلوب الناس من خطرته

He struts with pride for he keeps

The hearts of people safe from his harm

لو أنه يمشي على خافقي

لما أحس القلب من رقته

If he were to walk upon my eyelids

My heart would not feel his gentleness

لكن سيف اللحظ من جفنه

أمضى من الصمصام في فتكته

But the sword of his glance from his eyelids

Is sharper than an Indian blade in its killing

قد عيل صبري في هوى أغيدٍ

الضعف والقوة من عدّته

My patience in love for him is spent

Both strength and weakness are his qualities

رفقاً حبيب الروح هذا مدى

ما يفتن الزاهد عن خطته

Gently, love of my soul, this is the extent

That would tempt the ascetic from his path

انكرت فعل السحر دهراً وقد

آمنت بالسحر لدن رؤيته

I denied the act of magic for ages, yet

I believed in magic since I saw him

أهدي إلينا نرجسا طيبا

وقد تلقى الطيب من راحته

He gifted us a sweet narcissus

And it had absorbed fragrance from his scent

عبيره من عطر أنفاسه

ولونه الفاتن من مقلته

Its aroma is from the perfume of his breath

And its alluring color from his eyes

ماذا عسى نجزيه عن فضله

وهذه الأرواح في قبضته

What can we possibly repay his favor?

When these souls are in his grasp

فدى لعينيه نفوس الورى

فالعالمُ الساحر من فتنته

The souls of all creation he ransomed

So the magical world is from his charm

أولعتُ بالحسن فتياً وإن

شبت فلن أنجو من ريقته

I fell for beauty as a youth, and though

I've grown, I'll not be saved from his saliva