1. They planted spears, their sharp tips upright
In soil nourished with blood of slain heros
١. نصبو القَنا الطِّعانِ فَخلْتهُ
مِنْ فرطِ نقْعهمُ نبات القسطلِ
2. When the spears sprouted leaves, I thought
they were stars descending in the darkest night.
٢. حتى اذا شَرَعوهُ قُلْتُ كواكبٌ
مُنْقضَّةٌ في جِنْحِ ليلٍ ألْيَلِ