1. ذرَّ كافورَ ثلجِهِ الجوُّ في الأر

    ضِ فأضحى مزاجُها كافورا

    The sky scattered the camphor of its snow upon the earth,

    so its substance became camphor.

  2. وتلاه ويْلاه حبُّ غمامٍ

    فحسبناهُ لؤلؤاً منثورا

    And grains from a cloud followed it—alas!—

    so we took them for scattered pearls.