مُهَفهفٌslender-waisted حسنُهhis beauty بديعٌwondrous
مُهَفهفٌ حسنُه بديعٌ
يقصْرُfalls short عَنof وصفِهdescribing him النظامُverse
يقصْرُ عَن وصفِه النظامُ
Slender-waisted, his beauty is wondrous.
His beauty astounding, exquisite,
Verse falls short of describing him.
Beyond any description, incomplete,
فيon صفحةsurface الخدّthe cheek منهof him راحٌwine
في صفحة الخدّ منه راحٌ
وخالهand his mole مِسْكُهits musk ختامseal
وخاله مِسْكُه ختام
On the surface of his cheek is wine,
His cheek a soft meadow, serene,
And his mole is the musk that seals it.
His mole musk sealed, pristine.