1. لمَّا وقفنا للوَداعِ وصارماً

    كنَّا نظُنُّ من النَّوى تحقيقَا

    When we stood to bid farewell, and what

    we had imagined of separation became reality,

  2. نثروا على ورقِ الشقائقِ لؤلؤاً

    ونثرتُ من وَرَقِ البهارِ عَقيقَا

    they scattered pearls upon anemone petals,

    and I scattered carnelian from yellow oxeye petals.