1. Winter came after autumn
And spring followed then summer
١. أتاك الشتاءُ عقيبَ الخريفِ
وجاء الربيعُ يليه المصيفُ
2. Time revolves with its sons
As does the cycle of bread
٢. ودار الزمانُ بأبنائه
فمن دوره كان دورُ الرغيف
3. It flowed in bodies with its rules
Feeding the delicate and the coarse
٣. سرى في الجسوم بأحكامه
تغذى اللطيف به والكثيف
4. I wondered at them, ignorant of their worth
As the strong and the weak bustle for it
٤. عجبتُ لهم جهلوا قدرهم
ويسعى القويُّ له والضعيف
5. It became like water in its pot
With them, and in water there is a subtle secret
٥. فأصبح كالماء في قدره
لديهم وفي الماء سرٌّ لطيف