1. نمّ على المسك طيب رياه

    غزال سرب تبارك الله

    His sweet fragrance betrayed musk's presence.

    A gazelle of the herd—blessed be God!

  2. قوامه ذو الجلال عدله

    وصاغه فتنة وسوّاه

    The Lord of Majesty made his figure well-proportioned,

    And fashioned him as a temptation and perfected him.

  3. والخد منه الحيا كله

    وبالنبات العذار حلاه

    And his cheek is modesty itself,

    And with verdure He adorned his cheek.

  4. فاه به معشر فليت عموا

    ولا رأوا حسنه ولا فاهوا

    Some people spoke of him—would that they had been blind,

    And had neither seen his beauty nor spoken!

  5. غزال سرب من العيون ومن

    حشاشتي ماؤه ومرعاه

    A gazelle of the herd—from eyes and from

    My life's essence come his water and pasture.

  6. متى أراه والطيف مال به

    يوما إلى مضجعي والقاه

    When shall I see him, the dream-phantom bringing him

    One day to my bed, and meet him?

  7. وكنت خدي له فرشت ولو

    بالهدب يرضى كنت ممشاه

    And I would have spread my cheek for him; and if

    He were content with eyelashes, I would be his path.

  8. يا قاتل الله عاذلي فلقد

    حذرني في الهوى واغراه

    Ah, may God confound my reproacher! For he has

    Warned me about love and spurred it on.