1. في النرجس الغض شبهً لإخفاء به

    للنيرين يرى في طالع الزهر

    In the tender narcissus is a likeness, plain to see,

    to the two luminaries, seen in the emerging blossoms.

  2. فصفرة الشمس قد ردته صفرتها

    وقد مبيضه من صفحة القمر

    So the sun's yellow hue has clothed it in its yellowness,

    and indeed, its white part comes from the face of the moon.

  3. كأن ياقوتةً صفراء قد طبعت

    في غصنه حوله ست من الدرر

    As though a yellow ruby had been molded

    in its stem, with six pearls around it.

  4. حسنٌ يدل على إتقان صانعه

    سبحانه مبدع الأخلاق والصور

    A beauty that attests to its maker's mastery—

    glory be to Him, the originator of dispositions and forms.