1. Dawn emerged from beneath the darkness as though
It were a dove whose wings overnight had nestled.
١. بَدا الصُّبحُ مِن تَحتِ الظَّلام كَأَنَّه
خَوافي جَناحي هَيقَلٍ باتَ حاضِنا
2. Else it seemed like a heavenly raiment now adorned
With broidered hems that at its lower rim stand out.
٢. وَإِلا فَكَالثَّوبِ السَّماوِيِّ مُعلَماً
شَقيقاً بَدا في أَسفَل الثَّوب بائِنا