1. وطُوفانِ ليلٍ مُذْ طَفًَا فيه مَوْجُهُ

    طَفَا زَبَدُ الدهرِ المُزَيِّنِ للْخَضْرَا

    And a flood of night—since its waves rose within it,

    The foam of time, which adorns the green sky, floated up.

  2. تفَجَّر سَيْلُ الصبحِ من سَدِّ شَرْقِهِ

    فمِن أجْلِ ذا يُدْعَى الصباحُ بهِ فَجْرَا

    The torrent of morning burst forth from the dam of its east;

    Thus, for this reason, morning is called dawn.