النونُ حاجبه والعينُ مقلتُه

والميمُ لا شكَّ إن فكرتَ فيه فَمُ

His eyebrow is a nun, his eyelashes a meem

No doubt, if you think about it, it’s a mouth

فالنونُ صورتُه قوسٌ بِلاَ وترٍ

والطرفُ نُشَّابه أو صارمٌ خَذِمُ

The nun is shaped like a bow without a string

And its tip is youthful, or a piercing sword

سلاحُه طرفُه ما شاءَ صرَّفَه

يرمى فيُصْمِى ولكن لا يسيل دَمُ

Its tip is his weapon, he wields it as he pleases

He shoots and hits his mark, but no blood flows

وفوقَ مبسمه سيناتُه رسمتْ

ناهيك من أحرفٍ ما خطها قَلَمُ

Above his smile, his teeth are lined up

Not to mention the letters his pen has traced

وتحتها دررٌ قد زانَها شَنَبٌ

كأنَّها لؤلؤٌ في السلك منتظمُ

Under them are pearls adorned with a mustache

As if arranged pearls on a necklace

وفوقَ صُدْغيه لامٌ أصلها أَلِفٌ

بقدرةِ الله عنها الحاسِدُون عَمُوا

Above his cheeks, a lam whose origin is an alif

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