قالوا حبيبك محصوبٌ فقلتُ لهم
لا لا فقولكم زورٌ وبهتانُ
They said your beloved was robbed, so I said to them,
No, no, your words are lies and slander.
وإنما جسمهُ مذ راق جوهرهُ
الصافي فنقطه بالحسن مرجانُ
His body, since his pure essence departed,
Is but a shell inlaid with pearls of beauty.
