1. وجهٌ حكى الوصلَ طيباً زانَهُ صُدُغٌ

    كأنّه الهَجرُ فوقَ الوصلِ علّقَهُ

    A face that resembled union in sweetness, adorned by sidelocks;

    as though separation had hung them above union.

  2. وقد رأيتُ أعاجيبَ الزمانِ وما

    رأيتُ وصلاً يكونُ الهَجْرُ رونَقَهُ

    And I have seen the wonders of time, but never

    have I seen a union whose luster is separation.