1. With charms as though God had shaped her
Out of ambergris or out of sunless gloom
١. وَذِي خِلالٍ كَأَنَّ اللهَ صَوَّرَهَا
مِنْ صِبْغَة اللُّؤْمِ أَوْ مِنْ حَمْأَةِ الرَّيَبِ
2. She won high rank, but her guide missed
The abode of learning, manners, and pedigree
٢. نَالَ الْعَلاءَ وَلَكِنْ خَابَ رَاِئدُهُ
عَنْ نُجْعَةِ الْفَضْلِ والآدابِ والْحَسَبِ
3. I lampooned him, seeking sincerity, when my nature
Recoiled from eulogizing with lies
٣. هَجَوْتُهُ رَغْبَةً في الصِّدْقِ إِذْ نَفَرَتْ
شَمَائِلِي عَنْ مَقَالِ الْمَدْحِ فِي الْكَذِبِ