1. ويومٍ غَدَأ بارِداً جَوُّهُ

    بَدَا رَعْدُه من هَواً يَبْرُدُ

    And a day whose air turned cold—

    Its thunder arose from a breeze growing cold.

  2. ترى لهبَ النارِ من بَرْدِهِ

    بكَانُونهِ أبَداً ترعُدُ

    You see the fire's flame, from that day's cold,

    In its brazier, forever shivering.