أفدي محيا إن أقل لك إنه

أفدي محيا إن أقل لك إنه

بدرٌ فصدقني عليه ولا تسل

بدرٌ فصدقني عليه ولا تسل

I would give my life for a face—if I tell you it is

I would give my life if I told you that he

a full moon, believe me about it, and do not ask.

is a full moon, so believe me about him and do not ask

وجهٌ حلا إذ أثر الجدرى في

وجهٌ حلا إذ أثر الجدرى في

وجناته فكانه قرص العسل

وجناته فكانه قرص العسل

A face that grew sweet when smallpox left its marks on

A beautiful face when the smallpox left its

its cheeks, so it seemed a honeycomb.

mark on his cheeks, as if it were a honeycomb