بَلَدٌ أعارَتْهُ الحمامةُ طَوْقَها

وكساهُ حُلّةَ ريشِهِ الطّاووسُ

A land lent its necklace a dove,

And dressed it in the peacock's plume,

وكأنّ هاتيك الشقائقَ قَهْوَةٌ

وكأنّ ساحاتِ الديارِ كؤوسُ

As though those anemones were coffee,

And the courtyards were all drinking cups