النونُ حاجبه والعينُ مقلتُه

والميمُ لا شكَّ إن فكرتَ فيه فَمُ

His eyebrow is a nun, his eyelash a meem

Undoubtedly, if you ponder over it, it’s a mouth

فالنونُ صورتُه قوسٌ بِلاَ وترٍ

والطرفُ نُشَّابه أو صارمٌ خَذِمُ

The nun’s shape is a bow without a string

And his eyelid is either youthful or a piercing sword

سلاحُه طرفُه ما شاءَ صرَّفَه

يرمى فيُصْمِى ولكن لا يسيل دَمُ

Its edge is his weapon, however he wanted, he wielded it

He shoots with it, performing ritual prayer, but no blood spills

وفوقَ مبسمه سيناتُه رسمتْ

ناهيك من أحرفٍ ما خطها قَلَمُ

And above his smile, his teeth are depicted

Not to mention the letters written by the pen

وتحتها دررٌ قد زانَها شَنَبٌ

كأنَّها لؤلؤٌ في السلك منتظمُ

And below them are pearls adorned with a moustache

As if they were evenly arranged pearls on a wire

وفوقَ صُدْغيه لامٌ أصلها أَلِفٌ

بقدرةِ الله عنها الحاسِدُون عَمُوا

And above his cheeks, a lam whose origin is an alif

By God’s power, the envious are blind to it