يوم كأن سماءه

يوم كأن سماءه

مثل الحصان الأبرش

مثل الحصان الأبرش

A day whose sky seemed

A day whose sky

like a dappled horse;

Was like a spotted horse,

وكان زهرة أرضه

وكان زهرة أرضه

فرشت بأحسن مفرش

فرشت بأحسن مفرش

and the bloom of its earth was

And the blossom of its land

carpeted with the finest carpet.

Was spread out on the finest carpet.

والشمس تظهر مرة

والشمس تظهر مرة

وتغيب كالمستوحش

وتغيب كالمستوحش

And the sun appears one moment,

The sun appears once

and disappears like one frightened.

And disappears like a frightened animal.

فسماؤه دكن الخزوز

فسماؤه دكن الخزوز

وأرضه خضر الوشي

وأرضه خضر الوشي

So its sky is dusky silks,

So its sky became covered in veils,

and its earth is green brocade.

And its land turned green.

شبهت حمرة وجهها

شبهت حمرة وجهها

بحمار عين المنتشي

بحمار عين المنتشي

I likened the redness of her face

I likened the redness of her face

to the redness in a tipsy man's eye.

To a donkey's eyes when yawning.