1. قَامَتْ حُروبُ الزَّهْرِ ما

    بَيْنَ الرِّياضِ السُّنْدُسِيَّهْ

    The flowers' wars broke out

    amid the silken gardens.

  2. وَأَتَتْ جُيوشُ الآسِ تَغْ

    زُو رَوْضَةَ الوَرْدِ الجَنِيَّهْ

    And the armies of myrtle came to invade

    the rose garden, ripe for picking;

  3. لَكِنَّهَا كُسِرَتْ لأَن

    نَ الوَرْدَ شَوْكَتُهُ قَوِيَّهْ

    but they were defeated, because

    the rose's thorn is strong.