قَولٌ كأنَّ فَرِيدَهُ

سِحْرٌ على ذِهْنِ اللَّبيبْ

A saying as if its uniqueness

Is magic upon the mind of the intelligent

لا يَشْمَئِزُّ على اللِّسا

نِ وَلا يَشِذُّ عنِ القُلوبْ

It does not repulse the tongue

Nor stray from hearts

لَم يَغْلُ في شنعِ اللُّغا

تِ وَلا تَوَحَّشَ بالغريبْ

It has not been coarse in the ugliness of languages

Nor become uncivilized by the strange

سَيْفٌ تَقَلَّدَ مِثْلَهُ

عَطْفَ القضيبِ على القَضِيبْ

A sword which has been girded with its like

The bending of a rod upon a rod

هَذا تُجَذُّ بهِ الرّقَا

بُ و ذا تُجَذُّ به الخُطوبْ

With this softness is attracted

And with this harshness difficulties are attracted