نسيم عبيرٍ في غلالة ماءِ

وتمثال نور في أديم هواءِ

A breeze's fragrance amid the shade of water

And a statue of light against the expanse of air

حكى لؤلؤاً رطباً مُغَشّىً بجوهرٍ

مصفّىً بفرطَي رقةٍ وصفاءِ

It told of a moist pearl veiled in essence

Purified by the utmost gentleness and clarity

لقد رحم الرحمنُ رقة جسمه

فجلَّله من نوره برِداء

Indeed the Merciful had mercy on the delicacy of his body

So He clothed him in a cloak of His light

يُرى مَلَكاً في الحسن في جبروته

فمن نور نورٍ في ضياء ضياءِ

He appears an angel in beauty, in his supremacy

For from light comes light, in brilliance upon brilliance

تسربل سربالاً من الحسن وارتدى

رداءَ جمالٍ طُرِّزا ببهاءِ

He is robed in a robe of beauty and wears

A cloak of glory embroidered with splendor

تحيَّرتُ فيه لستُ أُحسِن وصفَه

على أنني من أوصف الشعراءِ

I was bewildered by him, I cannot aptly describe him

Though I am among the most eloquent poets

فلو أنه في عهد يوسف قُطِّعت

قلوبُ رجالٍ لا أكُفُّ نساءِ

If he were in Joseph's time, the hearts

Of men would be torn, not just women

يُدير إداراتٍ بسيفَي لحاظهِ

فيقتلنا من غير سفك دماء

With the glances of his eyes he directs affairs

Killing us without shedding blood