كأنه من ندى القرار مع الـ

كأنه من ندى القرار مع الـ

ـقُرَّاص أو ما يُنَفِّض السَّكَبُ

ـقُرَّاص أو ما يُنَفِّض السَّكَبُ

As though it were from the dew of the low ground, with the

As if from the dew of the bottles with the

nettles, or what the sakab plant shakes off.

wine-pourer, or what shakes off the rain,

وانفذ النمل بالصرائم ما

وانفذ النمل بالصرائم ما

جمع الحاطبون ما اتنشبوا

جمع الحاطبون ما اتنشبوا

And the ants among the dunes used up what

And the ants carried away the twigs whatever

the wood-gatherers gathered—all they had amassed.

the wood gatherers have collected and kindled,

ينفضج الجُود من يديه كما

ينفضج الجُود من يديه كما

ينفِضج الجود حين ينسَكِبُ

ينفِضج الجود حين ينسَكِبُ

Generosity gushes from his two hands, as

Generosity pours from his hands as

abundant rain gushes when it pours down.

generosity pours when it spills over.