تَعَدَّدَتِ الأَلْفَاظُ وَاتَّحَدَ الْمَعْنَى

وأَصْبَحَ فَرْداً مَا مَرَرْتُ بِهِ مَثْنَى

The words have multiplied yet the meaning is one

What I passed by paired has become singular and alone

وَعَادَتْ لِعَيْنِ الْجَمْعِ وَهْيَ كَثِيَرةٌ

مَحَا كُلَّ فَرْقٍ مُجْتَلَى وَجْهِكَ الأَسْنَى

To the eye of the collective, abundant though they are

Erasing all distinction, your most radiant face

تَعَبَّدَتِ الأَفْكَارَ آَثارُك الْعُلَى

وَقَيَّدَتِ الأَبْصَارَ رَوْضَتُكَ الْغَنَّا

Thoughts worship your highest traces

Eyes are confined by your verdant oasis

وَقَصَّرَتِ الأَلْفَاظُ عَنْ نَيْلِ غَايَةٍ

بِبَعْضِ الَذِي أَبْدَتْهُ ذَاتُكَ مِنْ مَعْنَى

Words fall short of attaining any end

Of the meaning your essence has revealed