لي وَرَشانٌ تَبْهَى به الدارُ

ويسعدُ الزائرونُ والجارُ

I have two nightingales whose song brings joy to my home

And delights both visitors and neighbors

أقلُّ ما فيه أَنَّ مَنْطِقَهُ

تُقْدَحُ من فرطِ حُسْنه النار

The least of their virtues is that their melody

Is so beautiful it could kindle flames

مُفْتَرِقُ النغمتين تَحْسَبُهُ

تُضْرَبُ في الحلقِ منه أوتار

Their two interwoven melodies make you think

Their throats sound like well-tuned strings

أغنُّ لدنُ الغناءِ سَجْسَجُهُ

منقارُهُ في الغناءِ مِزْمار

The richest of songs is their twittering

Their beaks turn their singing into flute music

وطائرٌ واحدٌ إِذا كَثُرَتْ

دابُهُ كان فيه أطيار

And a single bird, when his twitterings multiply

Makes it seem like many birds are there