1. لَهُ مُقلَةٌ تَرمي القُلوبَ وَوَجنَةٌ

    تَفَتَّحَ فيها الوَردُ مِن كُلِّ جانِبِ

    He has an eye that shoots at hearts, and a cheek

    where roses have bloomed on every side.

  2. وَعُذِّرَ خَدّاهُ بِخَطَّينِ قُوِّما

    كَما أَثَّرَ التَسطيرُ في رَقِّ كاتِبِ

    And his cheeks were edged with two straight lines of down,

    as ruling leaves its mark on a scribe's parchment.