وَلَمّا أَتى البَحرِيُّ بَيروتَ زائِراً

إِلَينا لَقَد أَهدى عُقوداً مِنَ الشعرِ

When the poet from Bahrain came to visit us in Beirut

He brought with him necklaces made of poetry

فَلا بِدعَ أَن أَهدى لَنا الدّرَّ ناظِماً

فَناهيكَ أَنَّ الدُّرَّ يَبدو مِنَ البحرِ

So it's no wonder he gifted us these shining pearls

For such gems arise effortlessly from the sea