أطرفُ ما تسمعُه في الوَرى

أطرفُ ما تسمعُه في الوَرى

أني رأيتُ الشادنَ الأَحوَرا

أني رأيتُ الشادنَ الأَحوَرا

The most wondrous thing you will hear among humankind

The most curious thing you hear among humankind

is that I saw the dark-eyed gazelle

Is that I saw the dark-eyed young gazelle

يطلُبُ في المرآةِ تِمثالَه

يطلُبُ في المرآةِ تِمثالَه

وهَل يؤَدِّي جَوهرٌ جَوهَرا

وهَل يؤَدِّي جَوهرٌ جَوهَرا

seeking his likeness in the mirror—

Seeking his likeness in the mirror—

but can one essence render another essence?

And can one jewel reflect another jewel?