1. لنا من الأسطال سط

    لٌ شأنه عجيب

    We have, among the pails, a pail

    whose nature is wondrous:

  2. كالشمس إذا عاجلها

    في الطفل المغيب

    like the sun when suddenly overtaken

    at twilight by sunset.

  3. كرنيبه كمائح

    وهو له قليب

    Its spout is like a water-drawer,

    and it is a well for him.

  4. قبضته سبيكة

    في متنها نحيب

    Its handle is an ingot,

    with a wail within its body:

  5. ضرب دمشقي فما

    يرى لها ضريب

    Damascene workmanship, so no

    equal to it is seen.