1. قضى حسنهُ فليبكهِ اليوم عاشقُه

    وعاد هشيماً آسهُ وشقائقُه

    His beauty has perished; let his lover mourn it today.

    And his myrtle and anemones have turned to dry stubble.

  2. تكدّر في خدَّيه ماءُ شبابهِ

    أَلم ترَ قد لاحت عليهِ علائقُه

    The water of his youth has grown murky in his cheeks.

    Do you not see that its leeches have appeared upon it?