1. تَبحَّثتُ عن أخباره فكأنما

    نَبَشْتُ صداه بعد ثالثة الدَّفْنِ

    I sought out news of him, and it was as though

    I had dug up his corpse after the third night following burial.

  2. تَضَوَّعتِ الأنباءُ عنه بنفحةٍ

    زويتُ لها وجهي من الخُبث والنتنِ

    The reports about him gave off a whiff

    At which I screwed up my face from the foulness and stench.