قلت إذ قيل لي تسل فهذا

قلت إذ قيل لي تسل فهذا

صدغه قد دجا وكان ينيرُ

صدغه قد دجا وكان ينيرُ

I said, when told, 'Console yourself, for this

When told to entertain as this is

Temple of his has darkened, though once it shone':

his temple fallen into gloom though it shone

هي مرآة خده غاب منها

هي مرآة خده غاب منها

في غلافِ العذارِ شيءٌ يسيرُ

في غلافِ العذارِ شيءٌ يسيرُ

'It is his cheek’s mirror; from it has vanished

it's his cheek's mirror darkness crept upon

Into the sheath of his cheek-down only a little.'

little remains in the veil of modesty