1. When the starry sky stretched out its horizon
You stretched a sky below it, so it appeared
١. إِذا السنة الشَّهباء مَدّت سَماءَها
مَدَدتَ سَماءً دونها فَتَجَلّت
2. The barren winds have come back to the villages with you
Ripened by your rains, they came seeking more
٢. وَعادَت بِكَ الرِّيح العَقيمُ لَدى القِرى
لِقاحاً فَدرّت عَن نداك وَطَلّت