1. لَمَّا رَأَوْا كَلَفِي بِهِ وَدَرَوْا

    مِقْدَارَ مَا لِي فِيهِ مِنْ حُبّي

    When they saw my infatuation with him and knew

    the measure of the love I bear him,

  2. قَالْوا الْفَتَى حُلْوٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ

    طَلَعَتْ حَلاَوَتُهُ عَلَى قَلْبِي

    they said, “The youth is sweet.” So I told them,

    “His sweetness has dawned upon my heart.”