سَوْسَنَةٌ مُزِّقَتْ غَلائِلُها

أَمْ رَاحَةٌ فُتِّحَتْ أنَامِلُها

A lily with torn petals

Or an outstretched palm with open fingers

كَأَنَّها لِلصَّبَا مُلاعِبَةً

هَيْفَاءُ تَهفُو بِها شَمَائِلُها

As if flirting with the breeze

Swaying delicately in the wind

قَدْ رُكِّزَتْ وَسْطَها نَيَازِكُها

لَوْ لَمْ تَغُلها قَطْفاً غَوائِلُها

Its buds clustered in its midst

Had they not been plucked by reaching hands