بأبي مجدَّرَةٌ محببةٌ إلى

كلِّ الورى فأنا أقولُ لتسمعا

By my father Megadarra, beloved

To all creation, I say this for you to hear-

وكأنَّ وجهَكَ فوقَهُ جدريةٌ

ذهبٌ بسمطي لؤلؤٍ قَدْ رصِّعا

As if your face were a stream

Of gold, strewn with pearls from Basmati