لا ترى نرجساً يشبَّه بالور

دِ إذا ما أردت فكراً وعينا

You will not see a narcissus that resembles a rose

When you desire a thought and an eye.

ومن الورد ما يُشَبَّهُ بالنَرْ

جِسِ علماً بأن في ذاك رينا

And of the roses there are those that resemble narcissi,

Knowing that in that there is meagerness.