1. لِلَّهِ جَوهَرَةٌ يَرو

    قُ العَينَ حُسنُ صَفائِها

    God's is a jewel that delights

    the eye with the beauty of its clarity.

  2. أَبصَرتُها فَحَمَدتُها

    مِن قَبلُ حينَ جَلائِها

    I saw it and praised it

    before the time of its polishing.

  3. فجلوتها لأزيدَها

    في حسنها وبهائها

    So I polished it to enhance it

    in its beauty and its splendor.

  4. مدّت عليَّ عيوبها

    وعوارَها بجلائها

    It revealed its flaws to me

    and its blemishes through its polishing.

  5. فَنَدِمتُ أَن لا كُنتُ قَد

    تَرَكتُها بِغَطائِها

    Then I regretted that I had not

    left it beneath its covering,

  6. وَرَضيتُ وَاِستَمتَعتُ مِن

    ها زَهرَها بِرُوائِها

    and been content, taking pleasure in

    its bloom in its fair appearance.