إنِّي أحاجي منك فرداً في الحجى

تزهو به الدنيا ونيسابور

I seek from you a single companion in speech

Who would make the world and Nishapur proud

فأقولُ ما شجرٌ بديعٌ وصفُهُ

لكنَّهُ ببلادِهِ مقصورُ

So I say, what a wondrous tree it is in description

Though confined within the bounds of its own land

أوراقُهُ ورق وعودٌ عودُهُ

والنَّورُ تبرٌ قد علاهُ نورُ

Its leaves are of silver and its branches of gold

And pure light adorns it with an aura bright

ونشارُهُ الياقوتُ فيه الجزع مَطْ

ويٌّ وبينَهما يُرى الكافورُ

Its sap is ruby with which grief is mixed

And between them camphor shines in white