ومعذّرٍ بقلتْ حديقةُ وجهِهِ

ومعذّرٍ بقلتْ حديقةُ وجهِهِ

وغدَتْ بأحسنِ حليةٍ تَتَبرّجُ

وغدَتْ بأحسنِ حليةٍ تَتَبرّجُ

And a downy-cheeked youth—the garden of his face sprouted,

With an excuse my lips said, “His face is a garden,”

And came to flaunt its beauty in the finest adornment.

And it was adorned with the finest ornament in order to show off,

لما توسّط وجنتيهِ نَرجسُ

لما توسّط وجنتيهِ نَرجسُ

حسداً تطرّفَ عارضيهِ بنفسجُ

حسداً تطرّفَ عارضيهِ بنفسجُ

When narcissus settled between his cheeks,

When the narcissus took center stage on his cheeks

Violets, out of envy, settled along the sides of his face.

Out of jealousy, his eyelids were tinged with violet