1. As if we had not reached those heights in
Sharpening talents with literature and wit
١. كأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَصِلْ تِلْكَ الأَصائِل في
شَحْذِ القَرَائِحِ بالآدابِ والْفِطَنِ
2. And sprouted, while the wicks of candles
Ignited blades in an energetic lad
٢. ولَمْ نَبِتْ وَذُبَالاتُ الشموعِ كَمَا
تَوَقَّدَت شَفَرَاتٌ في فَتىً كَدِنِ
3. We see Pleiades like a brooch made of leaves
Suspended from the crescent's ear in the horizon
٣. نَرَى الثُّرَيَّا كَشَنْفٍ صِيغَ مِنْ وَرقٍ
مُعَلَّقٍ مِنْ هِلالِ الأُفْقِ في أُذُنِ
4. Until the dawn ascended into the darkness, splitting it
Like a torrent flooding the green valley
٤. حَتَّى سَمَا الصُّبْحُ لِلظَّلْماءِ يَصْدَعُها
كالسَّيْلِ فَاضَ عَلَى مُخْضَرَّةِ الدِّمَنِ