1. أُختانِ إِحداهُما إِذا اِنتَحَبَت

    تَبكي كَباكٍ بِدَمعَةٍ حَرّى

    Two sisters—when one of them sobs,

    she weeps as a weeper does, with a burning tear;

  2. وَما بِها صَبوَةٌ وَلا حَزنٌ

    تَضحَكُ مِنها لِدَمعِها الأُخرى

    yet she feels neither longing nor sorrow;

    the other laughs at her because of her tears.