1. بلدٌ يحُفُّ بهِ الرّياضُ كأنهُ

    وجْهٌ جَميلٌ والرّياضُ عِذارُهُ

    A town encircled by gardens, as though it were

    A beautiful face, the gardens the down upon its cheeks.

  2. وكأنّما واديهِ معْصَمُ غادَةٍ

    ومنَ الجُسورِ المُحْكَماتِ سِوارُهُ

    And its river seems a graceful maiden’s wrist,

    And its bracelet is made of firmly built bridges.