1. بَدا الصُّبحُ مِن تَحتِ الظَّلام كَأَنَّه

    خَوافي جَناحي هَيقَلٍ باتَ حاضِنا

    Dawn appeared beneath the darkness, as though it were

    the inner wing-feathers of a male ostrich that spent the night brooding.

  2. وَإِلا فَكَالثَّوبِ السَّماوِيِّ مُعلَماً

    شَقيقاً بَدا في أَسفَل الثَّوب بائِنا

    Or else, like a sky-blue robe, bordered

    with crimson showing distinctly at the robe’s hem.