1. When the clouds withhold their rain
My garden is filled with a musty dampness
١. إِذا جَمادى مَنَعَت قِطرَها
زانَ جَناني عَطنٌ مُغضَفِ
2. Overgrown and unkempt it spills over
As black as the woods, darkened and obscured
٢. مُعرَورِفٌ أَسبَلَ جُبَّارَهُ
أَسوَدُ كَالغابَةِ مُغدَودِفِ
3. It teems across its expanse, overflowing
With the exuberance and vivacity of its youth
٣. يَزخَرُ في أَقطارِهِ مُغدِقٌ
بِجَما فَتيِهِ الشوعَ وَالغِريَفِ