1. غصنُ بانٍ بدا وفي اليد منه

    غصنٌ فيه لؤلؤ منظومُ

    A bough of the bān tree appeared, and in its hand

    Was a bough bearing strung pearls.

  2. فتحيرتُ بين غصنين في ذا

    قمرٌ طالع وفي ذا نجوم

    So I was bewildered between two boughs: in this one

    A rising moon, and in that one, stars.