1. I gazed upon the doves below the eaves
Aligned in rows, though absent were their mates
١. تأملت في الحمَّامِ تحتَ مآزرٍ
روادفَ غيدٍ ما سناها بغائب
2. As though between these here and those yon
I spy gifts’ pallor midst pursuits so dark
٢. كأنيَ من هذي وهاتيك ناظرٌ
بياضَ العطايا في سوادِ المطالب