شَبَّهْتُ خِيلاَنًا بِخَدّ مُعَذِّبِي

شَبَّهْتُ خِيلاَنًا بِخَدّ مُعَذِّبِي

مِسْكاً تَنَاثَرَ فَوْقَ صَحْنِ عَقِيقِ

مِسْكاً تَنَاثَرَ فَوْقَ صَحْنِ عَقِيقِ

I likened the beauty spots on my tormentor’s cheek

I compared steads to the cheeks of my tormentor

to musk scattered over a platter of carnelian.

Musk scattered above a ruby dish

وَكَأنَّ عَارِضَهُ عَلَى وَجَنَاتِهِ

وَكَأنَّ عَارِضَهُ عَلَى وَجَنَاتِهِ

آسٌ تَنَمْنَمَ فِي ريَاضِ شَقِيقِ

آسٌ تَنَمْنَمَ فِي ريَاضِ شَقِيقِ

And the down upon his cheeks is like

As if her mole on her cheeks

myrtle finely patterned in gardens of anemones.

Were an myrtle blooming in a meadow of windflowers