1. أقُولُ وَقَدْ عَايَنْتُ في روضِ خَدّهِ

    شَقِيقًا حَمَاهُ آسُ عَارِضِهِ الرّطْبِ

    I say, having beheld in the garden of his cheek

    An anemone guarded by the myrtle of his moist cheek:

  2. أ أنْتَ شَقِيقُ البدرِ حَتَّى لأجْلِهِ

    تَسَتَّرْتَ بِالرَّيْحَانِ إذْ غَابَ في السُّحْبِ

    Are you the full moon’s brother, that for his sake

    You veiled yourself with basil when he vanished in the clouds?