بي مُحيّا الحِبِّ يَحوي طرّةً

بي مُحيّا الحِبِّ يَحوي طرّةً

تَحتها بِالحُسنِ ضاءَت غرّتُه

تَحتها بِالحُسنِ ضاءَت غرّتُه

Within me is the Beloved’s countenance, bearing a forelock;

My life for the beloved’s face, which bears a forelock;

beneath it, his radiant brow shone with beauty.

beneath it, his brow shone with beauty.

شَمسُ حُسنٍ مَعها لَيلٌ بدا

شَمسُ حُسنٍ مَعها لَيلٌ بدا

حينَ فيهِ قَد تَبَدَّت طرَّتُهْ

حينَ فيهِ قَد تَبَدَّت طرَّتُهْ

A sun of beauty—beside it, a night appeared,

A sun of beauty, beside which a night appeared

when within it his forelock had revealed itself.

when his forelock came into view upon it.