1. As if blessing itself when singing
Rose with water abundantly surging
١. كَأَنَّ البِركَةَ الغَنّاءَ لَمّا
غَدَت بِالماءِ مُفعَمَةً تَموجُ
2. And darkness appeared like a mirror of skill
That was burnished, its handle the gulf
٢. وَقَد لاحَ الدُجى مَرآةَ قَينٍ
قَد اِنصَقَلَت وَمَقبِضُها الخَليجُ