1. I said, as they carried forth a bier
Above the people's heads passing by:
١. قُلْتُ وَقَدْ أُبْرِزَتْ بِنَعْشٍ
فَوْقَ رِقَابِ الأَنامِ تَمْشِي
2. "She was perfection absolute," but why
Is she now on that homeward, sombre bier?
٢. مِنَ البُدُورِ التَّمامِ كانَتْ
فَلِمْ غَدَتْ مِنْ بَناتِ نَعْشِ