1. In my hands he saw patience, so he turned away frowning,
And said, "Today I see you incline towards patience."
١. رأى بيدي صبراً فأعرض عابساً
وقال أراك اليوم تجنح للصبر
2. I said to him, "This is the perfume of my burial spices,
For you have inclined, O chilled of saliva, towards the grave."
٢. فلت له هذا حنوط حشاشتي
فقد جنحت يا بارد الريق للقبر