1. وذي شُطَبٍ قد جَلَّ عن كلِّ جوهرٍ

    فليس له شَكلٌ وليس له جِنسُ

    And a grooved blade that has surpassed every gem,

    So it has no match, nor anything of its kind—

  2. كما قابَلَتْ عينٌ من اليَمِّ لُجّةً

    وقد نَحَرَتْها من مَطالعها الشمسُ

    As when an eye beheld a deep expanse of the sea,

    While the sun had struck it head-on from its rising places.