1. A spindle does not bend for the bluest dye,
Though it be swayed by the twists of Alreesh.
١. وما مُغْزِلٌ تحْنو لأَكْحَل أَيْنَعَت
لها بِمَرَوْراةَ الشروجُ الدَّوافِعُ
2. When awakened, it smells a belly as though
It were ambergris, brought by India as a gift.
٢. إذا استيقظته شمَّ بطناً كأنه
بعمبوءةٍ وافى بها الهندَ رادع