كأنَّ سنابلَ حبِّ الحَصيدِ

وقد شارفتْ حين إبّانِها

As if the wheat stalks of love's harvest

Were nearing their time of ripening

كبائسُ مصفورةٌ رُبِّعَتْ

وأُراخىَ فاضلُ خِيطانِها

Are bundled-up wretches arranged

With the excess of their sides let down