1. He came in red like a poppy, and dawn had appeared,
Swaying in it with a slender, bending form.
١. وَافَى بأَحْمَرَ كَالشَّقِيقِ وَقَدْ غَدَا
يَهْتَزُّ فِيهِ بِقَامَةٍ هَيْفَاءِ
2. I was amazed at him as he appeared wearing
A red garment, though he was still in my black clothes.
٢. فَعَجِبْتُ مِنْهُ وَقَدْ غَدَا فِي حُلَّةٍ
حَمُرَاءَ إذْ مَا زَالَ فِي سَوْدائِي