1. He sang with a voice like the lash of torment
And appeared with a face like the back of a crow
١. غَنّي بِصَوتٍ مِثلِ سَوطِ عَذابِ
وَبَدا بِوَجهٍ مِثلِ ظَهرِ غُرابِ
2. I wished I did not see him, for
The coarseness of the nomads disgusted me
٢. فَوَدَدتُ أَنّي لا أَراهُ فَإِنَّني
بَكَرَت إِلَيَّ مُغيرَةُ الأَعرابِ