1. كَأَنَّ الشَقائِقَ إِذ أُبرِزَت

    غِلالةُ لاذٍ وَثَوبٌ أَحَم

    As though the poppies, when revealed,

    were a sheer silk tunic and a coal-black robe—

  2. قطاعٌ مِنَ الجَمرِ مَشبوبَةٌ

    بِأَطرافِها لُمعٌ مِن حُمم

    pieces of glowing coal, set ablaze,

    with flecks of charcoal at their tips.