1. سأشكر نعماك التي من أقلّها

    قطائف من قطر النبات لها بحر

    I shall give thanks for your favors, among the least of which are

    qatayif with a sea of rock-sugar syrup.

  2. أمدُّ لها كفِّي فيهتزّ فرحةً

    كما انْتفض العصفور بلَّله المطر

    I stretch my palm toward them, and it quivers with joy,

    as a sparrow shakes itself when the rain has drenched it.