يا رُبَّ قَطرٍ جامِدٍ حَلّى بِهِ

نَحرَ الثَرى بَرَدٌ تَحَدَّر صائِبُ

O Lord of frozen drops that adorned

The throat of earth, descending cold has slashed

حَصَبَ الأَباطِحَ مِنهُ ماءٌ جامِدٌ

غَشّى البِلادَ بِهِ عَذابٌ ذائِبُ

The rocks with ice, coating the land

With piercing, raging punishment unfurled

فَالأَرضُ تَضحَكُ عَن قَلائِدِ أَنجُمٍ

نُثِرَت بِها وَالجَوُّ جَهمٌ قاطِبُ

The ground now smiles with necklaces of stars

Scattered above while gray skies reign overall

فَكَأَنَّما زَنَتِ البَسيطَةُ تَحتَهُ

فَأَكَبَّ يَرجُمُها الغَمامُ الحاصِبُ

As though the ground had sinned and was now pelted

By clouds, vengeful stones against her hurled