قلّدتُ طرسي مِن حُلاكَ جَواهِرا

قلّدتُ طرسي مِن حُلاكَ جَواهِرا

فَغَدا وَمَنظَرُهُ البَهيمُ بَهِيُّ

فَغَدا وَمَنظَرُهُ البَهيمُ بَهِيُّ

I adorned my parchment with jewels from your graces,

I adorned my neck with pearls from your cheeks,

And its dark face became radiant.

So it became beautifully radiant.

درَرٌ تَوَدُّ الغيدُ مِن شَغَفٍ بِها

درَرٌ تَوَدُّ الغيدُ مِن شَغَفٍ بِها

لَو كانَ مِنها للنُحورِ حُلِيُّ

لَو كانَ مِنها للنُحورِ حُلِيُّ

Pearls that graceful maidens, enamored of them, wish

Gems that the clouds would yearn for passionately,

Could be made into ornaments for their throats.

Had they been necklaces for throats.

أَبهَتنَ لَما لُحنَ كُلَّ مُفَوَّهٍ

أَبهَتنَ لَما لُحنَ كُلَّ مُفَوَّهٍ

فَالطَرفُ مُعيٍ وَاللِسانُ عَيِيُّ

فَالطَرفُ مُعيٍ وَاللِسانُ عَيِيُّ

When they appeared, they struck every eloquent speaker dumb;

They dazzled all who spoke ineloquently,

So the eye is baffled, and the tongue is tongue-tied.

So eyes were dazzled and tongues fell silent.

لِلِّهِ مِنها مُذهباتٍ شُرَّدٍ

لِلِّهِ مِنها مُذهباتٍ شُرَّدٍ

للتاجِ يَنمى دُرُّها الصدفِيُّ

للتاجِ يَنمى دُرُّها الصدفِيُّ

How wondrous these golden, far-famed verses,

From them Allah created jewels, scattered,

Whose oyster-born pearls are traced to the Crown.

From shells grows the pearl for crowns.