1. يا ضرةَ الشمس إن عيني

    ما ظفرت في الورى بشبهك

    O radiance of the sun, my eyes

    Have found no likeness of you in existence

  2. مرآتك الآفق ليس تصدى

    والبدر فيها خيال وجهك

    Your mirror is the horizon that cannot deter

    And the moon reflects but the image of your face