ولَمَّا اكْتَسَى اللَّوزُ الحَسِينُ مَطَارِفاً

جَدايدَ من أَثْوابِهِ السُّندُسيَّةِ

When the handsome almond tree was clothed in blossoms,

its delicate silken robes shedding like bracelets,

أَشَارَ بِأَغْصَانٍ كأنَّ فُرُوعَهَا

أَكُفٌّ تَصَدَّتْ للدُّعَاءِ ومُدَّتِ

it seemed to beckon with branches that were like hands

outstretched in prayer and calling for aid.