مِن عَادَةٍ الجَوْهَرِ الرُّسُوبُ
فَمَا لأَكْبادِنا تَذُوبُ
It is the nature of gems to settle,
Yet our hearts dissolve.
مَنْ ذَا رَأَى دُرَّةً سِوَاها
أَكْثَرُ أَصْدافِها القُلُوبُ
Who else has seen a pearl but it -
Its shells exceed its cores.
مِن عَادَةٍ الجَوْهَرِ الرُّسُوبُ
فَمَا لأَكْبادِنا تَذُوبُ
It is the nature of gems to settle,
Yet our hearts dissolve.
مَنْ ذَا رَأَى دُرَّةً سِوَاها
أَكْثَرُ أَصْدافِها القُلُوبُ
Who else has seen a pearl but it -
Its shells exceed its cores.