1. The slacker of the two banks you'd think it is
Flowing from a pearl such is its clarity
١. وَمُهَدَّلِ الشَطَّينِ تَحسَبُ أَنَّهُ
مُتَسَيِّلٌ مِن دُرَّةٍ لِصَفائِهِ
2. Then a herd descended drinking from it
Tarnishing the sheen of its water's purity
٢. فاءَت عَلَيهِ مَعَ الهَجيرَةِ سَرحَةٌ
صَدِئَت لِفَيئَتِها صَفيحَةُ مائِهِ
3. So it became bluish in the shade's darkness
Like a knight reclined beneath his banner's shadow
٣. فَتَراهُ أَزرَقَ في غُلالَةِ سُمرَةٍ
كَالدارِعِ اِستَلقى بِظِلِّ لِوائِهِ