قويق على الصفراءِ ركِّبَ جسمُهُ

رُباه بهذا شُهَّدٌ وحدائقُهْ

His body mounted upon the yellow

He grew there, adorned by martyrs and gardens

فإن جَدَّ جِدُّ الصيفِ غادر جسمَهُ

ضئيلاً ولكنَّ الشتاءَ يوافقه

And if the summer's heat departs from his body

Feeble, yet winter suits him