أرى شعَراتٍ يَنْتَبِذْن كأنَّها

على الماءِ صَدْعٌ في الزُّجاجةِ بادي

I see strands that stick out as though

They were a crack in glassware on the water, visible.

وعَهدي بها فيما مَضَى وكأنَّها

على الفِضَّةِ البيضاءِ نقشُ سَوَادِ

My pact with them in days gone by was as though

They were black etching on white silver.