كأنما الخال تحت القرط في عنق

كأنما الخال تحت القرط في عنق

مدت عليه يواقيت الحلى شفقا

مدت عليه يواقيت الحلى شفقا

It is as though the mole beneath the earring on a neck,

As if henna tattoo beneath her necklace

over which the rubies of the jewelry spread a twilight glow,

Adorned with precious gems in the twilight glow

وحمرة الخد تشكو من جسارته

وحمرة الخد تشكو من جسارته

لما بدا في محيا جلَّ من خلقا

لما بدا في محيا جلَّ من خلقا

while the cheek’s redness complains of its audacity

And rosy cheeks complaining of its audacity

when it appeared upon a face—exalted is He who created it—

When it appeared on a cheek of unmatched beauty

نجم بدا بعمود الصبح مستتراً

نجم بدا بعمود الصبح مستتراً

من نيرات سلاها فالتظت حنقا

من نيرات سلاها فالتظت حنقا

were a star that appeared in the shaft of dawn, hiding itself

A star appeared veiled in the pillar of dawn

from bright stars it had forgotten, which blazed with rage

By the brilliance of its light, it kindled envy

وأرسلت نحوه برقاً فأدركه

وأرسلت نحوه برقاً فأدركه

تحت الثريا قريب الشمس فاحترقا

تحت الثريا قريب الشمس فاحترقا

and sent lightning toward it, which overtook it

And she cast lightning towards it

beneath the Pleiades, near the sun, so it burned.

Beneath the Pleiades, near the sun it was set ablaze