1. When it appeared, it puzzled us,
The heart bewildered in likening it.
١. أَبْدَى لَنَا لَمَّا بَدا قَرْعَةً
يَحارُ فى تَشْبِيههَا القَلْبُ
2. They said, "Does it resemble a cut of silk?"
I said, "If only it had a core."
٢. قَالُوا فَهَلْ تَشْبَهُ يَقْطِينةً
فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كانَ لَهَا لُبُّ