1. And in it is a brilliance, if you were to contemplate its matter,
Wonders which only thought reveals their secret.
١. وهيفاءَ فيها إن تأمّلت أمرَها
عجائبُ لا يُبْدي سوى الفكر سرَّها
2. It stands but does not move its legs,
It extends but does not shut its jaws.
٢. تقومُ ولكنْ ليس تنقُلُ رجلَها
وترنو ولكن ليس تُطْبق شفرَها
3. If gazes looked from it in yearning,
They would see from its heights the light of fire.
٣. إذا نظرتْ منها النواظرُ دوحةً
رأت بأعاليها من النارِ نَوْرَها