1. وشمسٍ بأَعلاهُ وليلينِ أُسْبِلا

    بِخَدَّيْهِ إِلا أَنَّها ليسَ تغربُ

    And a sun above him, and two nights let fall

    Over his cheeks—except that it does not set.

  2. ولمَّا حوى نصفَ الدُّجى نصفُ خدِّهِ

    تحيَّر حتى ما درى أَيْنَ يذهبُ

    And when half his cheek held half the night's darkness,

    It grew bewildered, till it knew not where to go.