1. حَطَّ فَوقَ السّنطيرِ مِنهُ بَناناً

    وَبَدا مِنهُ يَرقصُ السّنطيرُ

    He laid his fingertips upon the psaltery,

    and at his touch the psaltery seemed to dance.

  2. وَرَأَيتُ السّنطير صارَ هَزاراً

    إِذ تَغَنّى لكِن لا يَطيرُ

    And I saw the psaltery become a nightingale,

    as it sang, yet did not fly.