وَذي جَمالٍ كَأَنّ الشّمسَ وَجنَتهُ

وَذي جَمالٍ كَأَنّ الشّمسَ وَجنَتهُ

وَالخالُ فيها بِهِ شَيءٌ مِنَ الشعَرِ

وَالخالُ فيها بِهِ شَيءٌ مِنَ الشعَرِ

And a fair one, as though the sun were his cheek,

With beauty like the sun, her cheeks so fair

And the mole upon it bears a little hair.

The mole upon them as if it were a strand of hair

بَدر السّما إِذ رَآها خدّ أَوسطها

بَدر السّما إِذ رَآها خدّ أَوسطها

فَأَحرَقتهُ بِنارِ الخدِّ وَالخفرِ

فَأَحرَقتهُ بِنارِ الخدِّ وَالخفرِ

The full moon of heaven, when it saw the cheek, furrowed its center;

The full moon saw her visage, fell in love

So it scorched the moon with the fire of the cheek and bashfulness.

Her cheeks and allure set its heart aflame

فَصارَ خَالاً لَها يَزهو بِرَونَقِها

فَصارَ خَالاً لَها يَزهو بِرَونَقِها

فَحَيَّرَ العقلَ كَالأَبصارِ وَالفِكَرِ

فَحَيَّرَ العقلَ كَالأَبصارِ وَالفِكَرِ

So it became a mole upon the cheek, glorying in its splendor;

Leaving a mark, now a mole for her to flaunt

Thus it bewildered the mind, as it did the eyes and thoughts.

Perplexing minds and eyes without restrain

شُعاعهُ إِذ لَهيبُ النّارِ أَدركهُ

شُعاعهُ إِذ لَهيبُ النّارِ أَدركهُ

قَد صارَ شعراً يُرى في ذَلكَ القَمرِ

قَد صارَ شعراً يُرى في ذَلكَ القَمرِ

Its radiance, when the flame of the fire overtook it,

Its rays now strands, its blaze consumed it whole

Had become hair visible upon that moon.

Singed to become the locks upon her face