Sol 6.1

  1. كأنما ياسميننا الغض

    كواكبٌ في السماء تبيض

    It is as though our tender jasmine

    Were stars gleaming white in the sky;

  2. والطرف الحمر في جوانبه

    كخد عذراء ناله العض

    And the red tips along its sides

    Are like a maiden’s cheek marked by a bite.