1. لو يمسخ الخنزير مسخاً ثانيا

    لرأيته في القبح دونالجاحظ

    Were the pig to undergo a second transformation,

    you would find it less ugly than al-Jahiz.

  2. رجل ينوب عن الجحيم بوجهه

    وهو العدو لكل عين لاحظ

    A man who stands in for Hell with his face,

    and he is the enemy of every beholder's eye.

  3. ولو أن مرآة جلت تمثاله

    ورآه كان له كأعظم واعظ

    And if a mirror revealed his likeness,

    and he saw it, it would be to him like the greatest admonisher.