1. لَقَد عجِبُوا مِن لُؤلُؤٍ مُتَناثِرٍ

    مِن الكَلِمِ الأَعلى فُرادى وَتَوأَمِ

    Indeed, they marveled at scattered pearls,

    of the loftiest words, singly and in pairs.

  2. وَما بِعَجيبٍ لُؤلؤٌ كانَ قَد مَلا

    بِهِ مَسمَعي شَيخي تَناثَرَ مِن فَمِ

    Nor is it strange that pearls with which my teacher had filled

    my ear should scatter from a mouth.

  3. وَبَينَ فَمِ الإِنسانِ وَالسَمعِ نِسبَةٌ

    أَلم تَرَ أَنَّ السَمعَ بابُ التَكَلُّمِ

    And there is a kinship between the human mouth and hearing:

    Have you not seen that hearing is the gateway to speech?