كَأَنَّ نُهوضَ النَجمِ وَالأُفقِ أَخضَرَ

كَأَنَّ نُهوضَ النَجمِ وَالأُفقِ أَخضَرَ

تَبَلُّجُ ثَغرٍ تَحتَ خُضرَةِ شارِبِ

تَبَلُّجُ ثَغرٍ تَحتَ خُضرَةِ شارِبِ

As though the star were rising while the horizon is green,

a mouth flashing beneath the dark down of a moustache.