ما اسمُ شيء من الحيا

نصفُهُ قَلْبُ نصفِه

What is the name of a thing born of life-giving rain?

One half of it is the reverse of the other;

وإذا رُخِّمَ اقتضى

طيبُهُ حُسنَ وصفِهِ

And when it is shortened, it follows that

Its sweetness merits a beautiful description.