رَشَأ غَدا وَجدي عَلَيهِ كردفِه

رَشَأ غَدا وَجدي عَلَيهِ كردفِه

وَغَدا اِصطِباري في هَواهُ كَخصرِهِ

وَغَدا اِصطِباري في هَواهُ كَخصرِهِ

A young gazelle—my longing for him has grown as ample as his haunches,

and my patience in loving him has grown as slender as his waist.

وَكَأَنَّ يَومَ وِصالِهِ من وجهِهِ

وَكَأَنَّ يَومَ وِصالِهِ من وجهِهِ

وَكَأَنَّ لَيلَة هَجرِهِ من شَعرِهِ

وَكَأَنَّ لَيلَة هَجرِهِ من شَعرِهِ

And the day of union with him seems made from his face,

and the night of separation from him seems made from his hair.

إِن ذُقتُ خمراً خِلتُها من ريقِه

إِن ذُقتُ خمراً خِلتُها من ريقِه

أَو رمتُ مسكاً نِلتُهُ من نَشرِهِ

أَو رمتُ مسكاً نِلتُهُ من نَشرِهِ

If I taste wine, I fancy it comes from his saliva;

or if I seek musk, I obtain it from his fragrance.

وَإِذا تَكَبَّر وَاِستَطالَ بِحُسنِهِ

وَإِذا تَكَبَّر وَاِستَطالَ بِحُسنِهِ

فَعذار عارِضِهِ يَقومُ بِعُذرِهِ

فَعذار عارِضِهِ يَقومُ بِعُذرِهِ

And when he grows proud and haughty in his beauty,

then the down on his cheek serves as his excuse.