1. وَرَوضَةِ آسٍ في الخَريفِ غُصونُها

    لَقَد أَورقَت واللّطفُ في حبِّها سَارا

    And a myrtle garden—its branches in autumn

    Have indeed leafed out, and grace has coursed through its berries.

  2. كَسَتها يَدُ الأقدارِ أَخضرَ حلّةٍ

    وخاطَت عَلَيها اللّؤلؤَ الرّطبَ أَزرارا

    The hand of fate clothed it in a green robe,

    And sewed moist pearls upon it as buttons.