1. وَأَرضٍ تَهُبُّ الريحُ فيها مَريضَةً

    حَسورٍ لِطَرفِ الناظِرِ المُتَأَمِّلِ

    And a land where the wind blows, ailing,

    Wearying the gaze of the attentive beholder;

  2. إِذا اِحتَرَقَت مَجَّت سَراباً كَأَنَّهُ

    مِن المنظِرِ الأَعلى مُلاءُ الغَواسِلِ

    When it burns, it spews a mirage, as though it were,

    Seen from the highest vantage, the washerwomen’s sheets.