أَنارَ سِراجُ الحُسنِ في وَجَناتِهِ

أَنارَ سِراجُ الحُسنِ في وَجَناتِهِ

فَلا تَحسَبوا الأَلحاظَ غَيرَ فَراشِ

فَلا تَحسَبوا الأَلحاظَ غَيرَ فَراشِ

The lamp of beauty shone in his cheeks;

The light of beauty has illuminated its cheeks

So do not think the glances anything but moths.

So think not the glances to be aught but moths

لِأَوَّلِ واشٍ أُذنُهُ في سِواكُمُ

لِأَوَّلِ واشٍ أُذنُهُ في سِواكُمُ

وَما أُذِنَت فيكُم لِآخِرِ واشِ

وَما أُذِنَت فيكُم لِآخِرِ واشِ

His ear is lent to the first slanderer against anyone but you;

For the first comer has his ear at your keyhole

Yet it has not been granted to the last slanderer against you.

And none has leave to enter but the ear