1. أرى شعَراتٍ يَنْتَبِذْن كأنَّها

    على الماءِ صَدْعٌ في الزُّجاجةِ بادي

    I see a few hairs standing apart, as though they were

    a crack in the glass, visible against the water.

  2. وعَهدي بها فيما مَضَى وكأنَّها

    على الفِضَّةِ البيضاءِ نقشُ سَوَادِ

    And I recall them in days gone by, when they were like

    a black design upon white silver.