لحبيبي شامةٌ في خدِّهِ

لحبيبي شامةٌ في خدِّهِ

لا علا شأنُ حسودٍ شانَها

لا علا شأنُ حسودٍ شانَها

My beloved has a mole on his cheek.

My beloved has a mole on his cheek

May no envier who has disparaged it rise in esteem.

No matter how high the status of an envious person, it is brought down

رُبَّ عينٍ دُهِشَتْ منهُ فَقَدْ

رُبَّ عينٍ دُهِشَتْ منهُ فَقَدْ

نسيتْ في خدِّهِ إنسانها

نسيتْ في خدِّهِ إنسانها

Many an eye has been dazzled by him, and so has

Many an eye has been astonished by it, but

Forgotten its pupil on his cheek.

Forgot its humanity for the sake of his cheek