1. تُلهي العُيونَ رُقومُهُ فَكَأَنَّها

    قَد أُلبِسَت ساحاتُها ديباجا

    Its patterns captivate the eyes, as though

    their expanses had been clothed in brocade.

  2. مَجموعَةٌ أَضدادُهُ فَتَرى بِها

    نارَ الغَضا وَالوابِلِ الثَجّاجا

    Its opposites are gathered together, and in them you see

    ghada-wood fire and the torrential downpour.

  3. حَرّانُ مُنسَكِبُ الدُموعِ كَأَنَّما

    يَحكي بِذاكَ العاشِقَ المُهتاجا

    Burning hot, its tears streaming, as though

    it thereby imitates the impassioned lover.

  4. دُحِيَت بِسيطَةُ أَرضِهِ مِن مَرمَرٍ

    فَجَرى الزَجاجُ بِهِ وَثارَ عَجاجا

    The expanse of its floor was spread out in marble,

    so glass flowed within it and rose as a cloud of dust.

  5. وَجَلَت سَماوتُهُ السَماءَ وَإِنَما

    جَعَلَت مَكانَ النَيِّراتِ زُجاجا

    And its vault unveiled the sky, yet it merely

    set glass in place of the shining stars.

  6. قامَت عَلى عُمُدٍ جُلينَ عَرائِساً

    فَتَرى لَها السمَكَ المُكَلَّلَ تاجا

    It stood on pillars unveiled as brides,

    so you see the adorned roof as their crown.