1. سَلاماً عَلى مَن لا يُمَلُّ كَلامُهُ

    وَإِن عاشَرَتهُ النَفسُ عَصراً إِلى عَصرِ

    Peace upon the one whose speech never grows tiresome,

    Even if the soul keeps their company from age to age.

  2. فَما الشَمسُ وافَت يَومَ دَجنٍ فَأَشرَقَت

    وَلا البَدرُ وافى أَسعُداً لَيلَةَ البَدرِ

    For neither the sun, appearing on a cloudy day and shining forth,

    Nor the full moon, meeting auspicious stars on the night of its fullness,

  3. بِأَحسَنَ مِنها أَو تَزيدَ مَلاحَةً

    عَلى ذاكَ أَو راءى المُحِبُّ فَما أَدري

    Is fairer than she—or perhaps she is lovelier

    Than that—or the lover feigned it; I do not know.