يا ثَغَره من صُدغه وبناظرٍ

يا ثَغَره من صُدغه وبناظرٍ

من طَرفه وبسائف من خَدِّه

من طَرفه وبسائف من خَدِّه

O his mouth, from his temple, and by an eye

O cheeks and glances from their edges

From his gaze, and by a swordsman from his cheek,

And locks from his cheek and mole from his temple

وَبمشرقٍ من صُدغه وبناظرٍ

وَبمشرقٍ من صُدغه وبناظرٍ

من خاليه وبعامِل من قَدِّه

من خاليه وبعامِل من قَدِّه

And by a radiant one from his temple, and by an eye

And dawn from his cheek and glances

From his two moles, and by a spear-shaft from his stature,

From his moles and charms from his stature

ارفُق بما اِغتصب الغرامُ فقد أتى

ارفُق بما اِغتصب الغرامُ فقد أتى

خَطّ العِذار موقعاً في ردّه

خَطّ العِذار موقعاً في ردّه

Be gentle with what passion has seized, for there has come

Be gentle with what love has seized

The line of cheek-down, endorsing its return.

For the line of excuse has fallen on its response