1. في سفح بيت الدين قد دفق الصفا

    متسلسلا يحكي عقود الجوهرِ

    At the foot of Beiteddine, al-Safa has gushed forth,

    Flowing in a chain like necklaces of gems.

  2. فتمايلت أشجاره من شوقها

    للقائه تحت القباء الأخضر

    So its trees swayed in their longing

    To meet it beneath the green robe.

  3. وأشدّهنّ تشوّقاً للقائهِ

    حوراءُ ذات تعزّزٍ وتجبر

    And the most eager among them to meet it

    Was a dark-eyed beauty—a poplar—proud and imperious.

  4. فكأنها إذ لاعبت أوراقها

    هيفا تُعَرّضُ حليها للمشتري

    So, as she played with her leaves, she seemed

    A slender-waisted maiden displaying her jewels to the buyer.