1. وَبُدِّلَ مِن تاجِ العَمامَةِ بُرنِساً

    يُبالِغُ في تَقويمِهِ وَهُوَ مائِلُ

    And in place of the turban’s crown he was given a hood;

    He strains to straighten it, though it leans.

  2. أَمالَ بِهِ طولاً سِوى الجِسمِ وَهُوَ مِن

    زِيادَتِهِ في طولِهِ مُتَضائِلُ

    It has bent him with height beyond his body’s, while he

    Shrinks from the extra height it gives him.