مِن أينَ للرَّشَأ الغَريرِ الأحورِ

مِن أينَ للرَّشَأ الغَريرِ الأحورِ

في الخَدِّ مِثلُ عِذارِكَ المُتَحَدِّرِ

في الخَدِّ مِثلُ عِذارِكَ المُتَحَدِّرِ

How could the guileless, dark-eyed fawn have

Whence to the dew its tenderness of cheek

On his cheek, the like of your descending sideburn?

That down thy soft skin tenderly doth seek?

رَشَأ كأنَّ بعارِضَيْهِ كَليْهِما

رَشَأ كأنَّ بعارِضَيْهِ كَليْهِما

مِسكاً تساقَكُ فوقَ وَرْدٍ أحمَرِ

مِسكاً تساقَكُ فوقَ وَرْدٍ أحمَرِ

A fawn, as though upon both his cheeks

Dew that on grass its silver gems doth heap

Musk had scattered over a red rose [verb unclear as written].

On lips, as rubies, fondly fain to streak.