بصرت به والكلب يمشي أمامهُ

بصرت به والكلب يمشي أمامهُ

فلم أدر في التشبيه أيهما الكلب

فلم أدر في التشبيه أيهما الكلب

I caught sight of him, the dog walking ahead of him.

I saw him walking with the dog ahead

And when comparing them, I could not tell which of the two was the dog.

So I couldn't tell in this image which was the dog

فتى يعجب الرائين زيا ومنظرا

فتى يعجب الرائين زيا ومنظرا

وأيسر ما فيه النذالة والعجب

وأيسر ما فيه النذالة والعجب

A young man who impresses onlookers with his dress and appearance,

A lad pleasing to behold in garb and mien

Yet the least of his faults are baseness and conceit.

Yet vanity and conceit his easiest parts to see