جاء بلَوْزٍ أخضرِ

أصغرُهُ مِلْءُ اليدِ

He came bearing green almonds,

the smallest of them filling a palm;

كأنما زِئْبِرُه

نَبْتُ عِذارِ الأمردِ

as though their soft fuzz were

down sprouting on a beardless youth’s cheek;

كأنما قلوبه

من تَوْءَمٍ ومفرد

as though their kernels,

whether twin or single,

جواهرٌ لكنما ال

أصدفُ من زبرجدِ

were jewels—but their

shells were of chrysolite.