ومحقق التدوير يبعد نفعه

ومحقق التدوير يبعد نفعه

من كف من يجنيه ما لم يكسر

من كف من يجنيه ما لم يكسر

And perfectly round, its goodness remains out of reach

And a perfectly rounded thing, whose benefit is out of reach

of the hand that plucks it, until it is broken.

of the hand that gathers it, unless it is broken.

در يسوغ لآكليه ضمه

در يسوغ لآكليه ضمه

صدف تكون جسمه من عرعر

صدف تكون جسمه من عرعر

A pearl its eaters find delightful to take in,

A pearl palatable to its eaters, enclosed

with a shell whose substance is juniper wood.

by a shell whose body is formed of juniper.

متدرع في السلم ثوب غلالة

متدرع في السلم ثوب غلالة

درعا مظاهرة بثوب أخضر

درعا مظاهرة بثوب أخضر

Clad even in peacetime in a fine-spun under-robe,

In peacetime, clad in a thin under-tunic

armor overlaid with a garment of green.

as armor reinforced with a green garment.