جاءَتكَ لَيلاً في ثياب نَهارِ
مِن نورها وَغِلالَة البُلّارِ
She came to you at night in daytime garb
With her brightness and the moon's splendor
كالمُشتَري قَد لَفّ مِن مريخِهِ
إِذ لَفَّهُ في الماءِ جَذوَةَ نارِ
Like Mars when it was wrapped
In fiery water by its orbit
لَطُفَ الجُمودُ لِذا وَذا فَتآلَفا
لَم يَلقَ ضِدٌّ ضدّهُ بِنِفارِ
Solidity and fluidity harmonized
No opposite met its opposite with disdain
يَتَحَيَّرُ الراؤُونَ في نَعتَيهِما
أَصفاءُ ماءٍ أم صَفاءُ دَرارِ
The describers are confused about them
Are they pure water or pure pearls?
