1. بأبي فاتر اللّواحظ ألمى

    جاءَ فيه العذول شيئاً فريَّا

    May my father be ransom for the languid-eyed, dark-lipped one!

    The reproacher brought forth something outrageous about him.

  2. غلب الصبر في هوى ناظريه

    وضعيفان يغلبان قويَّا

    Patience was overcome by passion for his two eyes:

    And two weak ones overcome a strong one.