وَمُفَوَّقٍ أَلحاظُهُ وَسِهامُهُ

وَمُفَوَّقٍ أَلحاظُهُ وَسِهامُهُ

وَكَأَنَّ ما في جَفنِهِ في خَصرِهِ

وَكَأَنَّ ما في جَفنِهِ في خَصرِهِ

And one whose glances and arrows are nocked,

With piercing glances and arrows,

And as though what is in his eyelid were in his waist.

As if what's in his eyelids is in his waist,

مَلَكَ الزَّمانَ بِأَسرِهِ فَنَهارُهُ

مَلَكَ الزَّمانَ بِأَسرِهِ فَنَهارُهُ

في وَجهِهِ وَظَلامُهُ في شَعرِهِ

في وَجهِهِ وَظَلامُهُ في شَعرِهِ

He took possession of all time, so its daylight

He has mastered time in its entirety, so his day

Is in his face, and its darkness in his hair.

Is in his face, and his night is in his hair,

وَسَطا عَلى الصَّهباء حَتّى لَونُها

وَسَطا عَلى الصَّهباء حَتّى لَونُها

مِن خَدِّهِ وحُبابُها مِن ثَغرِهِ

مِن خَدِّهِ وحُبابُها مِن ثَغرِهِ

And he prevailed over the tawny wine, till even its color

He rode the blond steed until her color

Came from his cheek, and its bubbles from his mouth.

Was from his cheek, and her spots were from his mouth.