1. How the air is kohl, how much kohl from eyelids,
And lightning that strikes, clouds with eyes,

2. Winds that lash out, clouds that ignite,
A heart that's a blade, scissors made of eagles.

3. The bull is hung, the warrior girded,
The stalwart staggers, the hero on his knees.

4. The moon is naked, the chisel true,
The night applies kohl, the darkness sealed shut.

5. The butting is a sword, the galaxy a swordsman,
The horizon an anvil, the dawn a hammer.

6. The meadow is chemistry, the flowers Jabir,
The salvia a dye, the poppy the elixir.

7. The blossom an ointment, the carnation quick flight,
The river an uprooter, the breeze a captive set free.

8. The inkstand a knock, the lamps a gushing forth,
The wind blows, the air like sulphur.

9. The soil is packing, the pleiades a brazier,
The dew drips, the flowers rise in vapors,

10. The rose is minted, the jasmine stamped,
The raindrops imprint, pollination embodied.