1. كأنّما نجومُها

    نُصبَ عيونِ الرُمَّقِ

    As though its stars,

    before the eyes of those gazing,

  2. دراهمٌ قد نُثِرَت

    على بساطٍ أزرق

    were dirhams already scattered

    on a blue carpet.