1. A king whose nobility quenches your thirst
Made me forget the thirst of the blue gems
١. ملِكٌ تُرويكَ مِنهُ شِيمَةٌ
أَنسَتِ الظَمآنَ زُرقَ النُطَفِ
2. It gathered every glory and wove
A word made up of letters
٢. جمعت من كلِّ مجدٍ فَحَكَت
لفظةً قد جُمِعَت من أَحرُفِ
3. The listener is amazed at my description of it
And beyond disability is what I have not described
٣. يعجبُ السامِعُ من وصفي لها
ووراء العجزِ ما لَم أَصِفِ
4. If the arrow lent what was in its view
Of integrity and guidance it would not suffice
٤. لو أعارَ السهمَ ما في رأيِهِ
من سدادٍ وهُدى لم يَصِفِ
5. Its prevailing wisdom is the scale of guidance
It weighs things in the scale of the just
٥. حِلمُهُ الراجحُ ميزانُ الهُدى
يزن الأشياءَ وزنَ المنصِفِ