1. أهلاً بشمس مدامٍ من يدي قمرٍ

    تكامل الحسن فيه فهو تياه

    Welcome to a sun of wine from the hands of a moon!

    Beauty has reached perfection in him, so he is haughty.

  2. كأن خمرته إذ قام يمزجها

    من خده عصرت أو من ثناياه

    As though his wine, when he rose to mix it,

    had been pressed from his cheek or from his front teeth.

  3. النرجس الغض عيناه وطرته

    بنفسج وجنى الورد خداه

    His eyes are fresh narcissi, and his forelock

    is violet blossom, and his cheeks are the harvest of roses.