1. ما فتح الوردَ بَنانُ النَّدَى

    ولا نَسِيمٌ سَحَراً ناسِمُ

    It was not dew’s fingertips that opened the rose,

    nor a breeze gently blowing before dawn.

  2. قراضةَ التِّبْرِ بِفِيهِ احْتَسَى

    فهْو لذا فَرِحٌ باسِمُ

    It sipped gold filings with its mouth;

    so it is joyful and smiling.