وَوَردِيِّ خَدٍّ نَرجِسيِّ لَواحِظٍ

وَوَردِيِّ خَدٍّ نَرجِسيِّ لَواحِظٍ

لَهُ كامِلو النّسّاكَ أُذْناً قَدِ اِهتَووا

لَهُ كامِلو النّسّاكَ أُذْناً قَدِ اِهتَووا

And by one rosy of cheek, with narcissus-like glances,

With his narcissus-hued cheek and roseate complexion

For whom the most devout ascetics have fallen in love, all ears;

The ascetics incline a heedful ear, utterly enraptured;

وَوافي صَحيح السّحر مِن كَسرِ جَفنِهِ

وَوافي صَحيح السّحر مِن كَسرِ جَفنِهِ

مَشايخ عِلم السّحر عَن لَحظِهِ رووا

مَشايخ عِلم السّحر عَن لَحظِهِ رووا

And by one full of true magic from his drooping eyelid,

And the truthful enchantment of his gaze's magic

From whose glance the masters of magic have passed down their lore;

From which the masters of enchantment's knowledge narrate

وَواوات صُدغَيهِ حَكَين عَقارِباً

وَواوات صُدغَيهِ حَكَين عَقارِباً

عَلى لَدغِ أَحشاءِ المَشوقِ قَدِ اِحتَووا

عَلى لَدغِ أَحشاءِ المَشوقِ قَدِ اِحتَووا

And by the wāw-shaped curls at his temples, resembling scorpions,

Are his mole-adorned temples that tell of scorpions

That harbor a sting for the yearning lover's entrails;

Having stung the innermost being of the lover that languishes

وَوشيَةِ خَدَّيهِ بِلاماتِ عارِضٍ

وَوشيَةِ خَدَّيهِ بِلاماتِ عارِضٍ

مِنَ المِسكِ فَوقَ الجلّنار قَد اِلتووا

مِنَ المِسكِ فَوقَ الجلّنار قَد اِلتووا

And by his cheeks' embroidery with lām-shaped side-whiskers,

And the down on his cheeks, with the marks of a censurer

Of musk, curled above the pomegranate blossom;

Over which pure musk the beauties have smeared

وَوَجنَتهِ الحَمرا تَلوحُ كَجَمرةٍ

وَوَجنَتهِ الحَمرا تَلوحُ كَجَمرةٍ

أُولو العِشقِ أَحداقاً عَليها لَقَد هووا

أُولو العِشقِ أَحداقاً عَليها لَقَد هووا

And by his red cheek, glowing like an ember,

And his red lips that gleam like embers

Upon which the eyes of lovers have indeed fallen;

The passionate have cast their glances, utterly enamored

وَوَقد لَظى الخدّينِ بِالحُسنِ وَالحَيا

وَوَقد لَظى الخدّينِ بِالحُسنِ وَالحَيا

عَلَيها قُلوب العاشِقينَ قَدِ اِكتَووا

عَلَيها قُلوب العاشِقينَ قَدِ اِكتَووا

And by his cheeks' flame, burning with beauty and bashfulness,

And his cheeks have been enflamed by beauty and shyness

Upon which the hearts of lovers have been seared;

Upon which the hearts of lovers have been utterly branded

وَودِّي لهُ باقٍ وَلَست بِسامع

وَودِّي لهُ باقٍ وَلَست بِسامع

كَلامَ سِوى المُغرين مَن بِالهَوى غووا

كَلامَ سِوى المُغرين مَن بِالهَوى غووا

And my affection for him endures, and I heed no

My love for him is lasting - I do not heed

Words but those of the tempters who have strayed in love.

The speech of other than those enraptured by love and desire

وَوَصلي بِهِ أَبغي وَإِنّي لَتارك

وَوَصلي بِهِ أَبغي وَإِنّي لَتارك

لِقَولِ حسودٍ وَالعَواذل إِن عووا

لِقَولِ حسودٍ وَالعَواذل إِن عووا

And I seek union with him, and shall surely disregard

And my desire of him is to seek and maintain connection

The words of an envious person and the reproachers, should they howl.

Turning away from the talk of envious and chaste if they deter

وَواللَّهِ لا أَسلو وَلَو صِرتُ رمَّة

وَواللَّهِ لا أَسلو وَلَو صِرتُ رمَّة

وَلَو قَطَع العذّال لَحمي وَقَد شووا

وَلَو قَطَع العذّال لَحمي وَقَد شووا

And by God, I shall not forget him, even if I become a rotting corpse,

By God, I would not refrain, even if I became withered dregs

And even if the reproachers cut my flesh and roast it.

Even if the rebuker had chopped my flesh, utterly lacerated

وَوَهمِيَ سلواه عَديمٌ وجودُه

وَوَهمِيَ سلواه عَديمٌ وجودُه

وَكَيفَ وَأَحشائي على حبّه اِنطووا

وَكَيفَ وَأَحشائي على حبّه اِنطووا

And my thought of forgetting him has no existence—

And they ask me to refrain, but nonexistent is one who would prohibit me

And how could I, when my entrails enfold love for him?

How could they when my entrails are utterly enveloped by his passion