1. وَيَوم ثَلجٍ بِه قَوسُ السّحابِ رَمى

    حَتّى بَدا فيهِ وَجهُ الأَرضِ مَلآنا

    And on a day of snow, the clouds’ bow let fly,

    Until the face of the earth appeared filled with snow.

  2. كَأَنَّما السّحب فيهِ قَد تَقولُ لَنا

    بِالبَردِ موتوا فَقَد حيَّكتُ أَكفانا

    As though the clouds that day were saying to us:

    “Die of the cold, for I have woven shrouds.”