أَما والَّذي سَوَّى السَّماءَ مكانَها

ومَن مَرجَ البحرينِ يَلتقيانِ

By Him who set the sky in its place

And joined the two seas that meet

ومَن قامَ في الأَوْهامِ مِن غيرِ رُؤيةٍ

بأثبتَ مِن إدراكِ كُلِّ عِيانِ

And Him who stands in thoughts unseen

More real than what eyes have seen

لمَا خُلقتْ كفّاكَ إلّا لأَربعٍ

عَقائلَ لم يُخْلقْ لهنَّ يَدانِ

Your palms were made for only four:

To clasp another's hand in yours

لِتَقبيلِ أَفواهٍ وإِعطاءِ نائلٍ

وتَقليبِ هِنديٍّ وحَبسِ عِنانِ

To seal a lover's lips in bliss

To hold a wine cup and rein a steed