1. On a sweltering day it melted my body
And water did not quench my burning thirst
١. وَيومِ قَيْظٍ أَذاب جِسمِي
والماءُ لَمْ يَشفِ لي غَلِيلا
2. The gentle breeze had truly died that day
Though once its soft caress my heart nursed
٢. قَد صَحَّ مَوْتُ النَّسِيمِ فِيهِ
وكانَ عَهْدِي بهِ عَلِيلا