مُزرَفَنُ الصدغ يسطو لحظُه عبثا

مُزرَفَنُ الصدغ يسطو لحظُه عبثا

بالخلق جذلانُ إن تشك الهوى ضحكا

بالخلق جذلانُ إن تشك الهوى ضحكا

His temple-locks curled, his glance wantonly assails

With a ring-curled temple-lock, his glance strikes in sport

all creation; jubilant, he laughs if you complain of love.

At people; gleeful, he laughs if you complain of love.

لا تَعرِضَنّ لورَدٍ فوق وجنته

لا تَعرِضَنّ لورَدٍ فوق وجنته

فإنّما نَصَبَتهُ عينُه شَرَكَا

فإنّما نَصَبَتهُ عينُه شَرَكَا

Never reach for the rose upon his cheek—

Never approach a rose upon his cheek,

his eye has set it there only as a snare.

For his eye has set it only as a snare.