1. بَكَرَت تُعيرُ الأَرضَ لَونَ شَبابِها

    رَحبَيَّةٌ مَحمودَةُ التَسكابِ

    It came early, lending the earth the color of its youth—

    A Rahbiyya cloud, praised for its downpour.

  2. نَشَرَت أَوائِلَها حَياً فَكَأَنَّهُ

    نُقَطٌ عَلى عَجَلٍ بِطينِ كِتابِ

    It scattered its first rain, as though it were

    Dots hastily marked on the clay seal of a letter.