1. إِنَّ الَّذي تَيَّمَني حُبُّهُ

    أَمرَدُ مِن نَشءِ الدَواوينِ

    Indeed, he whose love has enthralled me

    is a beardless lad among the young men of the chancelleries.

  2. قَد نَشَرَ الطومارَ في حِجرِهِ

    مُبتَدِئً بِالباءِ وَالسينِ

    He has spread out the scroll in his lap,

    beginning with bāʾ and sīn.

  3. يُطَرِّرُ الوَردَ عَلى خَدِّهِ

    مِن عَرَقٍ بِالمِسكِ مَعجونِ

    He fringes the rose upon his cheek

    with sweat blended with musk.