سَوسَنَةٌ بَيضاءُ قَد أَودَعَت

شَقيقَةً قانِيَةَ البُردِ

A white lily has harbored

A sister reddened by the cold.

أَبيَضُها عَن أَحمَرٍ

كَالبُرقُعِ اِنشَقَّ عَنِ الخَدِّ

Its whiteness over redness

Like a veil splitting from a cheek.