طَلبْتُ الشَّمْسَ لاَ زُهْرَ الدَّرَارِي

فَلِمْ خالَفْتَ يا شَمْسَ النَّهَارِ

I sought the sun, not flowers of pearls

Why did you oppose me, O sun of the day?

وَلِمْ عَوَّضْتَ منْ تِبْرٍ لُجَيْنًا

وَأبْدَلْتَ القَرَنْفُلَ بِالْبَهَارِ

Why did you exchange dust for mud

And replace carnations with spices?