قدindeed جهلwas ignorant of العاذلthe reproacher حسنthe beauty of الذيthe one whom
قد جهل العاذل حسن الذي
أهواهI love him مثلlike البدرthe full moon فيin التمfullness
أهواه مثل البدر في التم
The reproacher was ignorant of the beauty of the one
I love, who is like the moon in its fullness,
حتىuntil استفادgained العلمknowledge منfrom جفنهhis eyelid
حتى استفاد العلم من جفنه
وصدغهand his temple-lock بالحدthrough definition والرسمand description
وصدغه بالحد والرسم
until he gained knowledge from his eyelid
and his temple-lock, through definition and description.