1. جَاذَبَتْ نَسْمَةُ الصَّباحِ رِدائي

    عَبَثاً جَدَّ في الهوى مِنهُ دَائي

    The morning breeze tugged at my cloak,

    playfully; from this my lovesickness grew grave.

  2. وأَذاعَتْ سِرَّ الرِّياضِ وَهَلْ يُكْتَ

    سمُ بَينَ النَّسِيمِ والآنَاءِ

    And it revealed the gardens' secret—can it be

    [concealed?] between the breeze and the hours?

  3. بَاكَرَتْها غَمامةٌ شَقّتِ الجَيْ

    بَ وجَادَتْ بِدَمعةِ الثَّكْلاءِ

    A cloud visited them at dawn, tearing open

    its robe's neckline and shedding a bereaved mother's tear.

  4. فَثُغُورُ الكِمامِ ذاتُ ابتسامٍ

    وَجُفُونُ الغَمامِ ذَاتُ بُكاءِ

    So the mouths of the flower buds are smiling,

    and the eyelids of the clouds are weeping.