1. He has a generous hand for bounty, if only it had been created
Before bounty itself - nothing else would be called generous but it
١. له يدٌ للندى لو أنّها خُلقَتْ
قبلَ النّدى ما تَسَمّى غَيرَها الكرَمُ
2. It shows you a raindrop and clothes bare ground for a while
With flowers - only the likes of this can adornments make
٢. تُريكَ قطراً وتكسو الطرس آونةً
زهراً إلا مثل هذا تصنَعُ الدِّيَمُ
3. No, but it is the sea, the vast sea, surging with waves
To make up for what has escaped it in foam
٣. لا بَلْ هو البحرُ والبحرُ الخضمُّ على
ما فاته منه بالأمواج يَلتْطمُ