لمّا بَدا بَرَدى تَجودُ فروعُه

لمّا بَدا بَرَدى تَجودُ فروعُه

بين الرياضِ دَعى إلى التشبيهِ

بين الرياضِ دَعى إلى التشبيهِ

When Barada appeared, its branches flowing abundantly,

When its branches began to be generous with their coldness

amid the gardens, it invited comparison:

Among the gardens, it prompted comparisons

فكأنّه فيها سبائك فضَّةٍ

فكأنّه فيها سبائك فضَّةٍ

وكأنّها قِطَعُ الزَبرْجَدِ فيه

وكأنّها قِطَعُ الزَبرْجَدِ فيه

so it seemed like silver ingots among them,

As though within them were ingots of silver

and they like pieces of peridot within it.

And as though they were pieces of emerald in it