الشمسُ والبدرُ في أُفقِ العُلى افتَرَقا

وههنا اجتمَعَا للنَّاسِ في دارِ

The sun and the moon in the horizon parted

And here they met for the people in the house

شمسٌ عَلَتْ عن كُسوفٍ أَنْ يُلِمَّ بها

وبدرُ تِمٍّ علا عن خَسفِ أقمارِ

A sun that rose above an eclipse that would touch it

And a full moon ascended above the eclipse of moons

فَرعٌ على أَصلِهِ دَلَّت شمائِلُهُ

والأَصلُ نَعرِفهُ من طِيبِ أَثمارِ

A branch on its origin, its features showed

And we know the origin by the good fruits

سِرٌّ سَرَى من أبيهِ فيهِ مُندرِجاً

في نفسِهِ كَدَمٍ في جِسمِهِ سارِ

A secret that flowed from his father embedded in him

In his soul like blood in his body it flowed

أعطاهُ مولاهُ من فضلٍ على صِغَرٍ

ما ليسَ تُعطَى شُيوخٌ ذاتُ أدهارِ

His Master gave him from grace in his youth

What is not given to elders of eras

مواهبُ النَّاسِ مِثلَ النَّاسِ باطلةٌ

فلا عَطيَّةَ إلاَّ مِنْحةُ الباري

The people's gifts are like people, worthless

So no gift except the Giver of gifts