1. Illusions you think are lasting whenever
its lightning brandishes swords through it
١. غرَّاء تحسبها غُموداً كلّما
شهَرَتْ بوارقُها بها أسيافا
2. The ground was covered when it intended so I thought it
with sorrow a caravan loaded with howdahs
٢. كُسِىَ الثَّرَى لمّا همَتْ فظننتُها
بالحَزْنِ عِيرا أُوقرت أفوافا
3. And its tears' pearls were scattered over it
when they froze so I found them shells
٣. وتناثرت دُرَرا عليه دموعُها
لما جَمَدن فخلتُها أصدافا