1. If a toad's egg was nurtured
In Paradise by a peacock who warmed it
١. لو أنَّ بيضةَ زاغٍ راحَ يحضُنُها
في جَنّةِ الخلْدِ طاووسٌ ويرأَمُها
2. And the sweet Euphrates River by the Kauthar
Was its habitat and feeding place in the vicinity of Jerusalem
٢. وكان بالكوثرِ العذب الفرات لِدى
حَضيرة القدسِ مرباها ومطعمها
3. It would still come out only as a gaping toad
For that is the essence it cannot escape or shed
٣. لم تأتِ إِلاّ بزاغٍ وهي صاغرة
وذلك الأصلُ لا ينفكُّ يَلْزَمُها