1. وما اسم له شطر صحيح منطق

    يعد بلا كسر وأحرفه خمس

    And what name has a half that, when spoken, is a whole number,

    counted without a fraction, though its letters are five?

  2. إذا رميت الخمس الحواس اكتنافه

    تشارك فيه الطرف والسمع واللمس

    If you direct the five senses to encompass it,

    the eye, hearing, and touch share in it.

  3. صقيل أديم الجسم بالقسر سعيه

    وليس له روح وليس له نفس

    Its body's skin is polished; its movement is by force,

    and it has no spirit, and it has no soul.