1. بِالجفن سَقم وَبِالاِهداب ايماء

    وَفي اللَواحِظ تَحذير وَاِغراء

    Sickness lies in the eyelid, and gestures in the lashes;

    and in the glances, warning and enticement.

  2. وَبِالحَواجِب نون وَالعذار بِهِ

    لامَ وَخالاه مَع وُجناتِه تاء

    And the eyebrows form a nūn, while the sideburn bears

    a lām; his two moles, with his cheeks, form a tāʾ.

  3. وَالقد كَالغُصنِ لَولا نبل حاجِبه

    غَنَّت عَلَيهِ اِذا لَم يَمشِ وَرقاء

    And his stature is like a bough; were it not for his eyebrow's arrows,

    a gray dove would sing upon him when he stood still.

  4. لِلَهِ در الثَنايا كَم لسلسلها

    لَدى الرواة أَحاديث وَأَنباء

    God bless those front teeth! Of their sweet water, how many

    tales and tidings there are among the narrators!

  5. مِن بَعدِ ما اِخضَرَّ عيشى اِغبر رَونَقه

    وَأَدمُعي لِبَياض الفود حَمراء

    After my life had grown green, its luster turned dust-gray,

    and my tears are red at the whiteness of my temple's hair.

  6. وَالجِفن أَهدى لَنا بِالاِنكِسار جَوى

    وَكَيفَ صَح لَدى الاِسقامِ اِهداء

    And the eyelid, with its languid droop, bestowed heartache on us;

    and how could gift-giving be sound amid sickness?