1. جمرٌ هجيرٌ مذ صُلِينَا به

    عَرقْتُ حتى كِدْت أُطْفِيهِ

    The noonday heat is glowing embers; since we were scorched by it,

    I sweated until I nearly put it out.

  2. والشمس لما ملأَت أُفْقَها

    كادت عَنِ الأَبصَارِ تخفيه

    And when the sun filled her horizon,

    she nearly hid it from sight.

  3. يهربُ ظلُّ الشَّخْصِ من حرِّها

    حتى تراه كَامِناً فِيهِ

    A person's shadow flees her heat,

    until you see it lurking within him.