1. مَجرى القَوافي في حُروفٍ سَتَّةٍ

    كَالشَمسِ تَجري في عُلُوِّ بُروجِها

    Rhymes run their course through six letters,

    like the sun coursing high through its zodiacal signs:

  2. تَأسيسُها وَدَخيلُها مَع رِدفِها

    وَرَوِيُّها مَع وَصلِها وَخُروجِها

    their foundation alif and intervening letter, with their preceding vowel or glide,

    and their rhyme-letter, with their linking letter and final long vowel.