وَما اسمٌ خُماسيٌّ إِذا ما فَكَكتَه

يَصيرُ لَنا فِعلينِ أَمراً وَماضيا

What is a five-letter name which if unscrambled

Becomes two verbs, one imperative and one past

بِعَكس وَهوَ كُلّ وَجزء جَمعه

بإبدالِ عَين حازَ فيهِ التَناهيا

Conversely, it is both whole and parts brought together

By swapping the letter that reached its end

وَمَع كَونِهِ فَرداً وَجَمعاً فَأولٌ

وَآخرهُ أَضحى لشخص مُعادِيا

And with it being singular and plural, its first

And its last has become hostile to a person

وَفي عَكسِهِ صَوتٌ فَتبنيه صيغةً

وَتَبني بِمَعناه وَما أَنتَ بانيا

And in its reverse is a sound, so build it into a form

And build with its meaning, though you are no builder

فَكَم فيهِ مِن مَعنى خفي وَإِنَّما

عنيت بذكري لِلّذي لَيسَ خافيا

So much hidden meaning is in it, but rather

I meant by my mention the one not hidden