1. ما حَلَّ عَزْمِي مِثلُ عَقْدِ قَبائهِ

    بَدْرٌ يُعَدُّ البَدْرُ مِن رُقَبائهِ

    Nothing undid my resolve like the knot of his robe.

    A full moon—the full moon itself is counted among his watchers.

  2. يَحلُو مُقبَّلُهُ وبَرْدُ رُضَابهِ

    كالأُقحوانِ غَداةَ غِبِّ سَمائِه

    Sweet are his lips and the coolness of his saliva,

    Like daisies on the morning after rain.

  3. يَتشبّهُ الغُصْنُ الرَّطِيبُ بقدّهِ

    يَا غُصْنُ فاتَكَ لَسْتَ من نُظَرائهِ

    The supple bough likens itself to his figure.

    O bough, he has surpassed you; you are not among his peers.