حبيبٌ حباكَ بلينوفرٍ

فأكرمْ به وبإهدائه

A lover gifted you a book

So honor him and his gift

تأمَّلتُ ما فيه فاقتادَني

إليه تزاويقُ وَشْيائِه

I contemplated what was in it

And its decor drew me to it

له طَلْعَةٌ بين أوراقِه

ضُحىً ثم يكمُنُ في مائِه

It has a radiance among its pages

At dawn, then it hides in its water

كغوَّاصِ لُجٍّ على فاقةٍ

يحاولُ أسبابَ إثرائِه

Like a pearl diver in the deep

Seeking means to enrich himself