1. أَصبَحتُ أَذكُرُ بِالرَيحانِ رائِحَةً

    مِنها فَلِلنَفسِ بِالرَيحانِ إيناسُ

    I have come to recall, through sweet basil, a fragrance

    Of her; thus the soul finds solace in sweet basil.

  2. وَأَمنَحُ الياسَمينَ البُغضَ مِن حَذَري

    عَلَيكِ إِذ قيلَ لي شَطرُ اِسمِهِ الياسُ

    And I bestow hatred on jasmine, out of my fear

    For you, since I was told that half its name is “despair.”