1. وجميلِ الأخلاق غير جميلٍ

    لا ضحوكٌ ولا عبوسُ الودادِ

    And one of fine character, though not handsome,

    Neither jovial nor sullen in affection.

  2. أسودٌ شابَ شعرهُ فتراهُ

    فحمةً تستشفُّ تحت رماد

    Black, his hair has turned gray, so you see him

    As a lump of coal discerned beneath ashes.