شرَفٌك عٍقْدِ الدُّرِّ واصِلٌ بعضَهُ

بَعضاً كأُنبوبِ القَنا المُنْآدِ

Your starry necklace, each part

Linked to another like pipes in an aqueduct,

وعُلا كأيّامِ السِّنينَ ترادَفَتْ

أيّامُها بتَكَرُّرِ الأعيادِ

Days have followed days

As festivals follow each year’s celebrations.