وَلازَوَردٍ باهِرٍ نورُهُ

وَلازَوَردٍ باهِرٍ نورُهُ

مُستَظرَفِ الأَوصافِ مُستَحسَنِ

مُستَظرَفِ الأَوصافِ مُستَحسَنِ

And lapis lazuli, whose radiance dazzles,

Nor of any bright, effulgent rose

Exquisite in its qualities, pleasing,

Of choicest elegance, of beauty rare,

كَأَنَّهُ مِن حُسنِ مَرآهُ قَد

كَأَنَّهُ مِن حُسنِ مَرآهُ قَد

ذابَت عَلَيهِ زُرقَةُ الأَعيُنِ

ذابَت عَلَيهِ زُرقَةُ الأَعيُنِ

As though, from the beauty of its appearance,

That one might fancy that, because so bright,

The blue of eyes had melted upon it.

Upon it fell the blueness of the eyes.