1. I see strands that stick out as though
They were a crack in glassware on the water, visible.
١. أرى شعَراتٍ يَنْتَبِذْن كأنَّها
على الماءِ صَدْعٌ في الزُّجاجةِ بادي
2. My pact with them in days gone by was as though
They were black etching on white silver.
٢. وعَهدي بها فيما مَضَى وكأنَّها
على الفِضَّةِ البيضاءِ نقشُ سَوَادِ