1. وبدرُ تمًّ يحاكي رِيقُ مبسمهِ

    خمراً سقِيت به مِن فيهِ جِرْيالا

    And a full moon—his smiling mouth’s saliva resembles

    wine; he gave me deep-red wine to drink from his mouth.

  2. لو لم يكن خدُّه مثلَ الشقيقِ لما

    كان السوادُ الذي يحتلُّه خالا

    If his cheek were not like the red anemone,

    the blackness dwelling upon it would not be a beauty mark.