هذي فصوصٌ لمْ تكنْ

هذي فصوصٌ لمْ تكنْ

بنفيسةٍ في نفسِها

بنفيسةٍ في نفسِها

These are gemstones that were not

These are fragments that were not

precious in themselves.

Of any value within themselves

أنا قدْ قرأتُ نقوشَها

أنا قدْ قرأتُ نقوشَها

فصوابُها في عكسِها

فصوابُها في عكسِها

I have indeed read their inscriptions,

I have read their inscriptions

so their correct reading lies in their reversal.

And found their truth was the reverse