وَورشانٍ تَعشقه حمام

وَورشانٍ تَعشقه حمام

فَكُنَّ لِنُور بِهجَتِهِ فراشا

فَكُنَّ لِنُور بِهجَتِهِ فراشا

And a wood pigeon whom the doves adore—

And a wood pigeon whom doves adore—

So they became moths around the light of his radiance.

So they became moths to the light of his beauty.

يَقول أَقلّهم سَفهاً وَجَهلاً

يَقول أَقلّهم سَفهاً وَجَهلاً

رَضيت بِهِ لحافاً أَو فِراشا

رَضيت بِهِ لحافاً أَو فِراشا

The one among them least given to folly and ignorance says:

The least foolish and ignorant among them says:

“I would gladly have him as my coverlet—or my bed.”

“I am content with him as a blanket or a bed.”