1. تلك الشوارع عُرّضت امتارا

    ستاً بستٍّ تدهش النُظَّارا

    Those streets were widened, in meters,

    six by six, astonishing the onlookers.

  2. يجري الهواءُ بها رُخاءً مطلقاً

    يمحو السقامَ ويذهب الاكدرا

    The air flows through them, gentle and unrestrained,

    wiping away illness and dispelling gloom.

  3. تزدان بالانوار فوق منائرٍ

    فيعودُ ليلُ المدلجين نهارا

    They are adorned with lights atop lampstands,

    so night becomes day for those traveling after dark.

  4. تلقى الفراش يحومُ حول زُجاجها

    كالنحل في روض رأى ازهارا

    You see moths hovering around their glass,

    like bees in a garden, having spotted flowers.

  5. ما أبهج الاسواق في ظلماتها

    تشجي الغريب وتُطرب السَّمارا

    How delightful the markets are in their darkness!

    They stir the stranger to melancholy and delight those who converse by night.