1. عَهْدُنا بالرياحِ كانت تَبارى

    بالعطايا الرِّغاب والنفحاتِ

    The winds, as we once knew them, used to vie

    In lavish gifts and wafts of bounty.

  2. لكنِ الآن لا تزال تَبارى

    بالعِدات الكواذبِ المخلَفاتِ

    But now they still vie

    In false, unfulfilled promises.