أقولُ ووَعْدُ الصُبْحِ يمْطُلُهُ الدُجى

الى أنْ تَبدّى للعُيونِ مُحيّاهُ

I say, and the promise of dawn is delayed by darkness

Until its morning appears to eyes

كأنّ الصّباحَ الطّلْقَ طِفْلٌ مجرَّدٌ

تلقَفَهُ الثُعْبانُ ثمّ تبنّاهُ

As if the free morning were a naked child

Snatched by a snake, then adopted