1. And a dove cooed to me in fervent tones
In sadness, in tears pouring forth unrestrained,
١. وَحَمَّامٍ حَكَتْنِي فِي الْتِهَابٍ
وَفِي غَمٍّ وَفي سَكْب الدمُوعِ
2. Like a nursing mother whom her children surround
Begging her milk, and she bends with tender breast
٢. كَمُرْضِعَةٍ تَدَاعَاهَا بَنُوهَا
لترضعهم فَأحْنَتْ بِالضلُوعِ