1. وأحورَ ما يعفي العيونَ من العشقِ

    له كذبٌ في الجدّ أحلى من الصدقِ

    And a dark-eyed one who gives the eyes no respite from love,

    Whose lies in earnest are sweeter than truth.

  2. وللحسنِ في خديهِ شمسٌ مقيمةٌ

    وبدرُ كمالٍ لا يحورُ إلى محقِ

    And beauty has an abiding sun in his cheeks,

    And a perfect full moon that never returns to darkness.

  3. وما العيشُ إلا ميتةُ الهجرِ والنوى

    بأحورَ ما يبقى هواهُ ولا يبقى

    And life is nothing but death through estrangement and separation,

    For a dark-eyed one whose love does not endure, nor does he.