وهيفاءَ فيها إن تأمّلت أمرَها

عجائبُ لا يُبْدي سوى الفكر سرَّها

And in it is a brilliance, if you were to contemplate its matter,

Wonders which only thought reveals their secret.

تقومُ ولكنْ ليس تنقُلُ رجلَها

وترنو ولكن ليس تُطْبق شفرَها

It stands but does not move its legs,

It extends but does not shut its jaws.

إذا نظرتْ منها النواظرُ دوحةً

رأت بأعاليها من النارِ نَوْرَها

If gazes looked from it in yearning,

They would see from its heights the light of fire.