بعثت إليك بنيلوفرٍ

يفوق مدى صفة البارع

I sent you a water lily

That surpasses the description of the skillful one

بأحمرَ قانٍ وذي زُرقةٍ

واصفَر في لونه فاقعِ

With red dye and blueness

And yellow in its dazzling color

تأنَّقتِ الأرضُ في نَبْتهِ

تأنُّقَ مقتدِرٍ صانع

The earth was adorned in its growth

Adorned by the ability of the Maker

فجاء كبردِ ثُغُور المَهَا

وفاح كعنبرها الرادعِ

It came like the cold of the lips of the beloved

And it smelled like her soothing ambergris

وطاب كطِيبك يوم النّدى

ولفظِك في أذُن السامعِ

And it was as fragrant as your scent on a dewy day

And your words in the ear of the listener