1. يا طيبَ يومٍ حَجبتْ شمسَهُ

    سحائبٌ تُمطِرُ كافورا

    O the loveliness of a day whose sun was veiled

    By clouds raining camphor!

  2. لما توارت تحت أستارِها

    مجَّت لنا من ريقها نورا

    When the sun hid beneath their veils,

    They spat forth light for us from their saliva.