1. دبَنَفْسَجٌ جُمِعَتْ أوراقُه فحَكى

    كُحْلاً تشرَّبَ دمْعاً يومَ تَشْتِيتِ

    A violet, its petals gathered together, resembled

    kohl that had soaked up tears on a day of parting.

  2. ولازَوَرْدِيَّةٍ تزهُو بزُرْقَتِهَا

    وسطَ الرياض على حُمْرِ اليواقيتِ

    And a lapis-blue bloom glories in its blueness

    amid the gardens, outshining the red rubies.

  3. كأَنَّها وضِعافُ القُضْب تحملها

    أوائلُ النَّار في أطرافِ كِبْريتِ

    As though it, borne by frail stems,

    were the first flickers of fire at the tips of sulfur.