1. إِنّي لَأَعجَبُ مِن ثَلاثَةِ أَحرُفٍ

    نَسَقٍ يُخالِفُ شَكلُها أَوصافَها

    Indeed, I marvel at three letters,

    set in sequence, whose shape belies their descriptions.

  2. يَلقاكَ سائِرُها بِشَكلٍ واحِدٍ

    وَيُريكَ قَطعُ رُؤوسِها أَنصافَها

    All of them meet you with a single shape,

    and cutting off their heads shows you their halves,

  3. في اِسمٍ لِبَدرٍ ما رَنَت أَلحاظُهُ

    إِلّا وَأَهدَت لِلنُفوسِ تَلافَها

    in the name of a full moon whose eyes never gaze

    without bestowing upon souls their ruin.