1. The morning breeze flung upon a river
Whose red glow makes its white water seem to bleed,
١. وَنَهرٍ مِنَ الأَنهارِ أَلقَت يَدُ الصَّبا
عَلَيهِ شَقيقاً نارُهُ تَتَضَرَّمُ
2. As though the stream were a flashing sword blade
With blood running down its gleaming steel.
٢. كَأَنَّ اِبيِضاضَ الماءِ تَحتَ اِحمِرارِهِ
صَفيحَةُ سَيفٍ قَد جَرى فَوقَها دَمُ