1. As though the clouds were mighty rivers pouring,
As thunder rumbles in complaint and grief.
١. فكأَنَّ الغمام صبٌّ عَميدٌ
أَنَّ بالرَعدِ حُرقةً واِشتِكاء
2. And lightning seems the flashing of its fire,
The rain its streaming tears in sad belief.
٢. وَكأَنَّ البروق نارُ جواهُ
وَالحَيا دَمعُهُ يَسيلُ بكاءَ