صُنْتُ اسمَ إلْفِي فَدَأْباً لا أُسَمِّيْهِ

ولا أزالُ بإلغازِي أُعَمِّيْهِ

I guarded my beloved's name, and made it my habit not to name him,

Yet I still allude to him indirectly with my riddles,

وصاحبِي عَدَدِيٌّ قد رَمَزْتٌ به

بِذِكْرِ أعدادِ ما تَحْوِي مَبَانِيْهِ

And my companion's number, I hinted at with

The mention of numbers contained in its digits,

فَجّذْرُ أَوَّلِهِ رُبْعٌ لآخِرِهِ

وجَذْرُ آخِرِهِ رُبْعٌ لِثَانِيْهِ

So the root of the first is a quarter of its last,

And the root of its last is a quarter of its second,

وإنَّ ثَانِيّةُ خُمْسٌ لِثَالِثِهِ

فافهَمْ فقد لاَحَ للأفهام خَافِيْهِ

And its second is a fifth of its third,

So understand, for its hidden meaning has become clear.