شَقائِقُ النُّعْمان والباقِلا

وَجْهٌ بِكَفِّ الحُسْن قد رُقِّشا

The anemones and ranunculus

A face with the palm of beauty embroidered

كأنَّ هذِي وَجْنَةٌ خُمِّشَتْ

وذا عِذارٌ فَوْقَها قَدْ وَشَى

As if it were a garden trimmed

And above it a veil that has been woven

وناظِرُ النَّورِ بها ناظِرٌ

يَرومُ أنْ يُبصِرَ ما خُمِّشا

The beholder of light in it is a beholder

Who tries to discern what was embroidered