يا فاضِلاً بَهَرَتنا مِن فَصاحَتِهِ

بَلاغةٌ لَم تَكُن في قُدرَةِ البَشَرِ

O excellent one, your eloquence has amazed us

An eloquence beyond what mortals can achieve

أَرسَلتَها دُرَراً حَلَّت مَسامِعَنا

يا بَحرُ حَسبُكَ ما أَهدَيتَ مِن دُرَرِ

You sent them as pearls that graced our ears

O ocean, your gifts of pearls are enough

لَفظٌ وَخَطُّ وَكُلٌّ مِنهُما حَسَنٌ

مِن مُحسِنٍ فَهيَ مِلءُ السَمعِ وَالبَصَرِ

Words and script, both so beautifully composed

By a gifted one, filling hearing and sight

فَلَم أَزَل اَجتَني لَيلى مَحاسِنِها

وَأَجتَنيها فَقُل في الزُهرِ وَالزُهَرِ

I continue to gather Layla's beauties

And gather them, so speak of the flowers and blossoms