لا يجمد الماء بأجساده

ما لم يكن بينهما الصمغة

Water does not freeze into ice

Unless there is gum between them

وهي التي تغلظ فيها القوى

ويستفاد اللون والصبغة

It is gum that thickens their forces

And benefits color and dye

والسم والترياق في واحد

قد جمع الرّقيةَ واللدغة

Poison and antidote in one

Brought together charm and sting