ورؤوسٍ جاءتْ بكلِّ رئيسٍ

قد تَناهتْ في كلِّ معنىً نَفيسِ

With heads that came with every eminent leader

That reached in every precious meaning

كلُّ رأسٍ في طَيْلَسانٍ رُقاق

دقّ عما يُحاك في تِنِّيس

Every head in a long cloak, a lane

Knocked on what was being woven in a fabric

في رياضٍ كأنما نَشر الرو

مُ عليها مُصبَّغاتِ عروس

In gardens as if the soul had spread

Colored dyes of a bride on it

صَدَرت عن لَظىً وقابلتِ الجل

د فأبدتْ تبسما في عبوس

Issued from an intense heat and met coolness

So it showed a smile in frown

جَلَّ مَقدارُها فأصلحُ ما كا

نت هَدايا كِسْرَى إلى بِلْقيس

Its value was great so it fixed what was

Kisra's gifts to Bilqis