1. يا حسن بركةِ ماءٍ قد بصرت بها

    حتى غدا ناظري بالحسن مفتونا

    Oh, the beauty of a pool of water I beheld,

    Till my gaze became enchanted by its beauty!

  2. دارت بها أسد تبرٍ طالما قذفت

    فيها من الفضة البيضا ثعابينا

    Lions of gold encircled it, so often spouting

    Into it serpents of white silver.

  3. والطير مجت لعاباً خلته درراً

    وفي مناقيرها قد كان مكنونا

    And the birds spat out saliva I thought was pearls,

    And it had lain concealed within their beaks.

  4. بثت شباك لآلٍ في المياه فكم

    صادت سروراً لمن قد بات محزونا

    They spread nets of pearls in the waters—and how much

    Joy they caught for one who had spent the night sorrowful!