1. Ibn Shahin has become a wonder to the people,
With a beard not long by any measure—
١. أضحَى ابن شاهينَ للورَى عجباً
بلِحيةٍ لم تَطُل بمقدارِ
2. Dense in growth, ample,
Fulfilling its length by fingers’ breadths.
٢. كثيفةٍ في النباتِ وافرةٍ
أوْفت على طوله بأشبار
3. If it were a single hair given light,
A dinar’s radiance would not suffice it.
٣. لو أنها شِعرةٌ يُنَوِّرُها
لم تكفِها نَوْرةٌ بدينِار