له يدٌ للندى لو أنّها خُلقَتْ

قبلَ النّدى ما تَسَمّى غَيرَها الكرَمُ

He has a generous hand for bounty, if only it had been created

Before bounty itself - nothing else would be called generous but it

تُريكَ قطراً وتكسو الطرس آونةً

زهراً إلا مثل هذا تصنَعُ الدِّيَمُ

It shows you a raindrop and clothes bare ground for a while

With flowers - only the likes of this can adornments make

لا بَلْ هو البحرُ والبحرُ الخضمُّ على

ما فاته منه بالأمواج يَلتْطمُ

No, but it is the sea, the vast sea, surging with waves

To make up for what has escaped it in foam