1. A garden where water flows beneath its shade
Like a frightened owl or a polished sword

2. With which the rose seller etched
The eyes of an intoxicated gazelle

3. And with which the drops of dew seemed
Like scattered pearls on an emerald carpet

4. And its tender greenery is as though it were
The cheeks of a maiden lit up in the glow of youth

5. The morning breeze intoxicated me with its fragrance
On that day I lost all sense of yesterday or tomorrow

6. And I imagined the fireflies in its groves
Were rubies glittering in a sky of aquamarine

7. Until the sun rose like
A veiled bride adorned with sapphires