1. وجَدْوَلٍ بينَ حَديقَتَيْنِ

    مُطَّرَدٍ مثلِ حُسامِ القَيْنِ

    And a stream between two gardens,

    Flowing steadily like a smith's keen sword:

  2. كَسَوْتُهُ واسعةَ القُطرَيْنِ

    تَنظُرُ في الماءِ بغيرِ عَينِ

    I clothed it in a net broad on both sides,

    It gazes into the water without an eye,

  3. راصِدةً كلَّ قَريبِ الحَيْنِ

    تُبْرِزُهُ مُجنَّحَ الجَنَبْينِ

    Lying in wait for each one whose death is near.

    It brings it forth, winged on both sides,

  4. كَمِدْيَةٍ مَصقولَةِ الحَدَّيْنِ

    كأنَّما صِيغَتْ من اللُّجَيْنِ

    Like a knife with both edges polished,

    As though it had been fashioned from silver:

  5. رِزقاً هنيئاً يملأُ اليَديْنِ

    بغيرِ كَدٍّ وبغيرِ أينِ

    A pleasant bounty that fills both hands,

    Without toil and without weariness.