مُقذِفٌ في الهَوى مُهجَتي مُسقِمي

مُقذِفٌ في الهَوى مُهجَتي مُسقِمي

خَدُّ مِسكٍ عَلى دُرَرِ المَبسَمِ

خَدُّ مِسكٍ عَلى دُرَرِ المَبسَمِ

What hurls my soul into love and makes me ill

is a cheek of musk above the pearls of his smile.

قَدَّهُ يَنتمي لِبَني صَعدَةٍ

قَدَّهُ يَنتمي لِبَني صَعدَةٍ

وَذَوائِبُهُ لِبَني أَرقَمِ

وَذَوائِبُهُ لِبَني أَرقَمِ

His stature traces its lineage to the sons of Ṣaʿdah, the straight spear,

and his tresses to the sons of Arqam, the speckled serpent.