مُعَقرَبُ الصُدغِ مَلبوسٌ عَوارِضُهُ

مُعَقرَبُ الصُدغِ مَلبوسٌ عَوارِضُهُ

جِلبابُ خَزٍّ عَلَيهِ النَورُ مَقطوفُ

جِلبابُ خَزٍّ عَلَيهِ النَورُ مَقطوفُ

His temple-lock curls like a scorpion; his cheeks are clad

The cheekbones' highlights adorned with their accessories

With temple-locks curled like scorpions, his cheeks are clothed in a robe of silk upon which blossoms are gathered,

in a silken robe, with plucked blossoms upon it.

A gown of silk on which light is threaded

Souls are revived by him on the facet of a gem, so you bear no fault if an obligation summons you,

تَحيا النُفوسُ بِهِ في سَطحِ جَوهَرَةٍ

تَحيا النُفوسُ بِهِ في سَطحِ جَوهَرَةٍ

فَما عَلَيكَ إِذا اِستَدعاكَ تَكليفُ

فَما عَلَيكَ إِذا اِستَدعاكَ تَكليفُ

Souls come alive through him on the surface of a jewel.

Souls live by it on the surface of a gem

The body of light enclosed the spirit and they mingled, within a visible form wherein souls and harmony reside,

So no burden falls on you when he summons you.

So why would you mind if duty calls upon you

For it crosses no imagination that he possesses an equal, nor is there anyone described in beauty who compares.

تَضَمَّنَ الروحَ جِسمُ النورِ فَاِمتَزَجا

تَضَمَّنَ الروحَ جِسمُ النورِ فَاِمتَزَجا

في عارِضٍ فيهِ أَرواحٌ وَتَأليفُ

في عارِضٍ فيهِ أَرواحٌ وَتَأليفُ

The body of light contained the spirit, and the two mingled

The light's body harbored the soul so they blended

in a cheek where spirits and harmony reside.

In an accessory wherein spirits and composition dwell

فَلَيسَ يَخطِرُ في الأَوهامِ أَنَّ لَهُ

فَلَيسَ يَخطِرُ في الأَوهامِ أَنَّ لَهُ

عِدلاً وَلَيسَ لَهُ في الحُسنِ مَوصوفُ

عِدلاً وَلَيسَ لَهُ في الحُسنِ مَوصوفُ

So it never enters the imagination that he has

It cannot cross the mind that it has

an equal; none can be described as his match in beauty.

An equal, nor in beauty can it be described