لهُ لسانانِ من قرنٍ إلى قَدمِ

لهُ لسانانِ من قرنٍ إلى قَدمِ

لا ينطُقانِ بغير السّحرِ والحِكَمِ

لا ينطُقانِ بغير السّحرِ والحِكَمِ

It has two tongues, from crown to foot,

He has two tongues from horn to foot

That utter nothing but magic and wisdom.

That speak naught but magic and wisdom

كأنّ أولهُ من حيةٍ سكنَت

كأنّ أولهُ من حيةٍ سكنَت

إلى لِيانةِ كفِّ غَضّةِ العَنَمِ

إلى لِيانةِ كفِّ غَضّةِ العَنَمِ

As though its tip came from a snake that found repose

As though the first of them dwelt

In the softness of a hand, its fingers like tender ʿanam shoots.

In the palm of a delicate soft hand