وَباقِلاءٍ مونِقِ المَنظَرِ

وَباقِلاءٍ مونِقِ المَنظَرِ

أَنفاسُهُ أَذكى مِنَ العَنبَرِ

أَنفاسُهُ أَذكى مِنَ العَنبَرِ

And a broad-bean plant, lovely to behold,

With a face bright as the full moon,

Its breath more fragrant than ambergris,

His breath sweeter than ambergris;

كَأَنَّما فَتَّحَ مِن نَورِهِ

كَأَنَّما فَتَّحَ مِن نَورِهِ

خُماهَنٌ رُكَّبَ في مَرمَرِ

خُماهَنٌ رُكَّبَ في مَرمَرِ

As though from its blossoms had bloomed

As if a pearl-studded wine glass shone

Hematite set in marble.

From the light radiating in his face.