مُوَرَّدُ ما دونَ العِذارِ مِنَ الخَدِّ

مُوَرَّدُ ما دونَ العِذارِ مِنَ الخَدِّ

بِوَردٍ بَديعٍ لَيسَ مِن جَوهَرِ الوِ

بِوَردٍ بَديعٍ لَيسَ مِن جَوهَرِ الوِ

Rose-tinted is the cheek beneath the sideburn,

The cheeks below the eyes are made rosy

With an exquisite rose not of the substance of the... [incomplete word].

With lovely roses not from ruby's essence.

أَشَدُّ البَرايا بِالعِبادِ تَهاوُناً

أَشَدُّ البَرايا بِالعِبادِ تَهاوُناً

وَأَسفَكُهُم ظُلماً دِماءَ ذَوي الوُدِّ

وَأَسفَكُهُم ظُلماً دِماءَ ذَوي الوُدِّ

Of all creatures, the most disdainful of people,

The most devout of worshippers are the most heedless,

And the most given among them to unjustly shedding the blood of those who love.

And they, most cruelly, shed the blood of the affectionate.