وغزالٍ ذي اعتدالٍ شَفَّهُ

وغزالٍ ذي اعتدالٍ شَفَّهُ

بعد ما شَفَّ هواهُ الأنفسا

بعد ما شَفَّ هواهُ الأنفسا

And a gazelle of graceful form, grown gaunt,

A graceful gazelle with composure

after love for him had wasted souls;

Whose lover's passion had left him hot and bothered

جارتِ الحمّى على وجنتِهِ

جارتِ الحمّى على وجنتِهِ

فاستحالَ الوردُ منهُ نَرْجِسا

فاستحالَ الوردُ منهُ نَرْجِسا

fever dealt cruelly with his cheek,

Fever flushed his cheeks

and its rose became a narcissus.

Turning the rose into a narcissus