وَرَقيقِ الخَدَّينِ مُذ قابَلَ الكَأ

وَرَقيقِ الخَدَّينِ مُذ قابَلَ الكَأ

سَ بِوَجهٍ كَرِقَّةِ الديباجِ

سَ بِوَجهٍ كَرِقَّةِ الديباجِ

And a tender-cheeked one, when he faced the cup

Of tender cheeks, since meeting the meadow

With a face as delicate as brocade,

With a face like silk brocade’s sheen,

جَرَحَت خَدَّهُ أَشِعَّةُ نورِ ال

جَرَحَت خَدَّهُ أَشِعَّةُ نورِ ال

راحِ شَفَّت وَراءَ جِرمِ الزُجاجِ

راحِ شَفَّت وَراءَ جِرمِ الزُجاجِ

His cheek was wounded by rays of light from the

Her cheek was wounded by the light’s rays—

Wine, shining through the body of the glass.

Healing followed the glass screen’s crime.