1. ولَمَّا اكْتَسَى اللَّوزُ الحَسِينُ مَطَارِفاً

    جَدايدَ من أَثْوابِهِ السُّندُسيَّةِ

    And when the lovely almond tree donned bordered cloaks,

    new ones from its garments of fine silk,

  2. أَشَارَ بِأَغْصَانٍ كأنَّ فُرُوعَهَا

    أَكُفٌّ تَصَدَّتْ للدُّعَاءِ ومُدَّتِ

    it gestured with branches, as though their offshoots were

    palms poised for supplication and stretched out.