يحتاجُ ذا التّاجُ من يُرَصِّعُهُ

يحتاجُ ذا التّاجُ من يُرَصِّعُهُ

بِدرةٍ تحتَ دالها كسره

بِدرةٍ تحتَ دالها كسره

This “Crown” needs someone to adorn him

He who wears the crown needs one

with a “pearl” whose dāl has a kasra beneath it—a whip.

To adorn it with a pearl that curves beneath

فَمَنْ رأى عُنْقَهُ الطويلَ ولا

فَمَنْ رأى عُنْقَهُ الطويلَ ولا

يَنْزِلُ فيهِ يموتُ بالحسرة

يَنْزِلُ فيهِ يموتُ بالحسرة

So whoever sees his long neck and does not

So one who sees his long neck not graced

bring the whip down upon it will die of regret.

With such a pearl will die longing