تقول له الأغصان إذ ماسَ قده

أتزعم أن اللين عندك قد ثوى

The branches say to him as he passes by,

"Do you claim that tenderness has found refuge in you?"

فقم نحتكم في الروض عند نسيمه

ليقضي على من مال منا مع الهوى

So stand, let us take our case to the meadow, in the presence of its breeze,

To rule upon which of us has bent with passion.