1. Say to him who seeks my glory and my high place,
Return your certainty and probe its absence,
١. قلْ للذي يَبتْغي جاهي ومَنزِلتي
راجعْ يقينَك واستكشفْ غيابتَهْ
2. For I have rhymes that robbed the bees of their nectar,
And water of its softness, and magic of its charm.
٢. فلي قوافٍ سلبْنَ النّحلَ ريقتَه
والماءَ رقّته والسحرَ رُقْيتَهُ