عابُوا وقالوا بساقِهِ شعرٌ

عابُوا وقالوا بساقِهِ شعرٌ

لقدْ عَداهُ الكَمالُ منْ ساقِي

لقدْ عَداهُ الكَمالُ منْ ساقِي

They found fault and said, “There is hair on his leg;

They jested and said that his leg was hairy

perfection has indeed passed him by because of his leg.”

Perfection had passed him by from his legs

قُلتُ انْظُروا ورْدَ روْضِ وجْنَتِه

قُلتُ انْظُروا ورْدَ روْضِ وجْنَتِه

وكُلُّ ورْدٍ مَشوكُ السّاقِ

وكُلُّ ورْدٍ مَشوكُ السّاقِ

I said, “Look at the rose in the garden of his cheek;

I said look at the roses of his garden

and every rose has a thorn-covered stem.”

Every rose has thorns on its stem