1. I shall adorn your heights with every strange creature,
And gently capture the ear of those who never listened.
١. فَلأَكسُوَنَّ عُلاكَ كلَّ غريبةٍ
وَلَجَت بلُطفٍ سمعَ مَن لم يَسمعِ
2. It concludes with what it started, symmetry throughout,
Its edges finely decorated and embellished.
٢. خُتِمت بماابتُدِئَت به فتقابلَت
أطرافُها بمُوشَّعٍ ومُرَصَّعِ
3. Poetry is beauty when it begins well,
Then more beauty is added in each section.
٣. والشِّعرُ ما إن جاء فيه مَطلَعٌ
حَسَنٌ أُضِيفَ إليه حُسنُ المَقطعِ
4. Like a rose whose first is a delicate blossom,
Then ends with enjoyable scented water.
٤. كالوَردِ أوّلُهُ بزَهرٍ مُونقٍ
يأتي وآخِرُه بماءٍ مُمتَعِ