1. وإن كانت بجوهرة

    فكم درّ من البحر

    And if it were with a jewel,

    then how many pearls come from the sea!

  2. كما قد جاء في عجب

    يصيغ الدر من حبر

    Just as he has indeed come, wondrously,

    fashioning pearls from ink.