1. وَلَيلٍ تَمَزَّقَ عَنهُ النَسي

    مُ وَاِستَلَبَ الجَوَّ غَرباً وَشَرقا

    And a night from which the breeze tore free,

    and seized the air, west and east;

  2. وَنيلوفَرٍ فَتَّحَتهُ الرِياحُ

    وَعانَقَهُ الماءُ صَفواً وَرَنقا

    And a water lily that the winds opened,

    and the water embraced it, clear and murky;

  3. تَخَيَّلُ أَطرافَهُ في الغَديرِ

    أَلسِنَةَ النارِ حُمراً وَزُرقا

    You imagine its tips in the pool

    as tongues of fire, red and blue.