لَهُ ضاحِكٌ بَرْقُهُ خَاطِفٌ

عُقُولَ الرِّجالِ إِذا مَا ابْتَسَمْ

His laughing flashes capture men's minds, when he deigns to smile.

When his pearl appears, I say to him: We acknowledge the wisdom of its Maker.

أَقولُ لَهُ إِذْ بَدَا دُرُّهُ

شَهِدْنا لِصَانِعِهِ بِالحِكَمْ

I see the pearl pierced by stringers, yet they pierce it not - how then is it strung?

أَرى الدُّرَّ يَثْقُبُهُ النَّاظِمُونَ

وَما ثَقَبُوا ذَا فَكَيْفَ انْتَظَمْ