رأيتُ بكفِّكَ اعْتِبارا
بأساً ونَدىً ما إنْ يُبارى
I saw in your palm such wonders
Might and dew that cannot be matched
فقُلْتُ وقد عجِبْتُ منْها
يا بَحْرُ متى تَعودُ نارا
So I exclaimed, amazed by it
O sea, when will you turn to fire?
رأيتُ بكفِّكَ اعْتِبارا
بأساً ونَدىً ما إنْ يُبارى
I saw in your palm such wonders
Might and dew that cannot be matched
فقُلْتُ وقد عجِبْتُ منْها
يا بَحْرُ متى تَعودُ نارا
So I exclaimed, amazed by it
O sea, when will you turn to fire?