1. And a meadow, as though roses therein
Are stars on a night that has lost its clouds.
١. وَمُترَعَةٍ كَأَنَّ الوَردَ فيها
كَواكِبُ لَيلَةٍ فَقَدَت غَماما
2. With it I watered a settlement, or it watered me,
When the plaster from my two arms fell asleep.
٢. سَقَيتُ بِها عُمارَةَ أَو سَقاني
إِذا ما الجِبسُ عَن ضَيفَيهِ ناما