1. ولحيةٍ يحملها مائقٌ

    مثل الشراعين إذا أشرعا

    And a beard borne by a fool,

    like two sails when unfurled.

  2. تقوده الريح بها صاغراً

    قوداً عنيفاً يُتعب الأخدعا

    The wind drags him by it, humbled,

    with a violent pull that strains his neck vein.

  3. فإن عدا والريح في وجهه

    لم ينبعث في وجهه إصبعا

    And if he runs with the wind in his face,

    he cannot advance a finger’s breadth.

  4. لو غاص في البحر بها غوصةً

    صاد بها حيتانه أجمعا

    If he plunged once into the sea with it,

    he would catch all its fish with it.