1. فيا عجبا فرع يتمم أصله

    وما كان ذاك الفرع إلا بأصله

    Oh, what a wonder: a branch completes its root!

    And that branch existed only through its root.

  2. فعضد فرقى لما عضدت جمعه

    كبنيان مرصوص تبدى بكشهل

    So it strengthened my separation when I strengthened its unity.

    Like a tightly joined edifice, it appeared with “kashhal” (unclear in the source).

  3. فبدء لنا عودا وعود لنا بدءا

    وما هو فرع لم يكن غير أصله

    So a beginning is a return for us, and a return is a beginning for us.

    And it is no branch; it was never other than its root.