1. أُختانِ إِحداهُما إِذا اِنتَحَبَت

    تَبكي كَباكٍ بِدَمعَةٍ حَرّى

    Two sisters—when one of them sobs,

    She weeps like a weeper, with a burning tear;

  2. وَما بِها صَبوَةٌ وَلا حَزنٌ

    تَضحَكُ مِنها لِدَمعِها الأُخرى

    Yet she has neither longing nor sorrow;

    The other laughs at her because of her tears.