1. His laughing flashes capture men's minds, when he deigns to smile.
When his pearl appears, I say to him: We acknowledge the wisdom of its Maker.
١. لَهُ ضاحِكٌ بَرْقُهُ خَاطِفٌ
عُقُولَ الرِّجالِ إِذا مَا ابْتَسَمْ
2. I see the pearl pierced by stringers, yet they pierce it not - how then is it strung?
٢. أَقولُ لَهُ إِذْ بَدَا دُرُّهُ
شَهِدْنا لِصَانِعِهِ بِالحِكَمْ
٣. أَرى الدُّرَّ يَثْقُبُهُ النَّاظِمُونَ
وَما ثَقَبُوا ذَا فَكَيْفَ انْتَظَمْ