حمالةُ كرياضٍ جاورتْ نهراً
فأنبتتْ شجراً رقَّتْ أزاهرها
Like meadows bordering a river
She grew trees, softening their flowers
كحيّة الماءِ عامتْ فيه وانصرفتْ
فغابَ أولُها فيه وآخرُها
She lived in it like a water snake
Her beginning disappeared in it, and her end
