1. إِنَّ الجُلَيدَ زَلَقٌ زُمَّلِق

    كَذَنَبِ العَقرَبِ شَوّالٌ عَلِق

    Indeed, al-Julayd is slippery, quick to spill his seed;

    Like a scorpion's tail, ever raised and clinging.

  2. جاءَت بِهِ عَنسٌ مِنَ الشامِ تَلِق

    A swift, sturdy she-camel brought him from Syria.