أطرفُ ما تسمعُه في الوَرى
أني رأيتُ الشادنَ الأَحوَرا
The most wondrous thing you will hear among humankind
is that I saw the dark-eyed gazelle
يطلُبُ في المرآةِ تِمثالَه
وهَل يؤَدِّي جَوهرٌ جَوهَرا
seeking his likeness in the mirror—
but can one essence render another essence?
Sol 5.6