أهدى لنا مرة سفرجلة

أهدى لنا مرة سفرجلة

فخفت منها تطيراً سَفَرا

فخفت منها تطيراً سَفَرا

He once gave us a quince;

He once gave us a yellow bird

so I took it as an ill omen and feared a journey.

I feared it would fly away on a journey