1. ومستعبدٍ قلبَ المحب وطرفَه

    بسلطان حُسْنٍ لا ينازَعُ فِي الحكمِ

    And one who enslaves the lover’s heart and gaze

    By beauty’s sovereign power, unchallenged in its rule,

  2. متين التقى عف الضمير عن الخنا

    دقيق حواشي الطرف والحسِ والفهم

    Firm in piety, his conscience chaste and free of lewdness,

    Subtle in the nuances of glance, perception, and understanding,

  3. يناولني مسواكه فأظنه

    تحيل فِي رشفي الرضاب بلا إثم

    Hands me his tooth-stick, and I think

    He has contrived to let me sip his saliva without sin.