1. It is the nature of gems to settle,
Yet our hearts dissolve.
١. مِن عَادَةٍ الجَوْهَرِ الرُّسُوبُ
فَمَا لأَكْبادِنا تَذُوبُ
2. Who else has seen a pearl but it -
Its shells exceed its cores.
٢. مَنْ ذَا رَأَى دُرَّةً سِوَاها
أَكْثَرُ أَصْدافِها القُلُوبُ