1. وَتُفّاحَة مِن سَوسَنٍ صيغَ نِصفُها

    وَمِن جُلَّنارٍ نِصفُها وَشَقائِقِ

    And an apple—half of it fashioned from lilies,

    and half from pomegranate blossom and anemones.

  2. كَأَنَّ النَوى قَد ضَمَّ مِن بَعدِ فُرقَةٍ

    بِها خَدَّ مَعشوقٍ إِلى خَدِّ عاشِقِ

    As though separation, after parting, had joined

    within it a beloved’s cheek to a lover’s cheek.