قَطَائِفُكَ التي رَقّتْ جُسُوماً

لِمَا ضِغها كَما فَتَّتْ قُلُوبَا

Your tears that softened bodies

For what pained them as hearts were shattered

كَغْيمٍ رَقَّ لِكِنْ فِيهِ قَطرٌ

غَدَا المَرْعَى الجَدِيبُ بِهِ خَصيبَا

Like clouds softened but with drops in them

The barren meadow became fertile with it

فَجَاءَتْ وَهْيَ غَرْقَى راسِباتٌ

وَلَمْ تُنْكَرْ مَعَ الغرَقِ الرُّسُوبَا

So they came, necks immersed

And with the immersion, did not deny the settlement

لَئِنْ رَقّتْ لابِسُها وَحَلَّتْ

لِعِظْمِ مَحَلِّها الصَّدْرَ الرَّحِيبَا

If their wearer softened and dissolved

For the greatness of their place, the vast chest