1. ماذا مُنيتُ بَغَزّالٍ لَهُ عُنُقٌ

    كَنِقنِقِ الدَوِّ إِن وَلّى وَإِن مَثَلا

    What a trial I have in Ghazzāl, whose neck

    is like a desert ostrich’s, whether he turns away or stands erect.

  2. عُنقَ الزَرافَةِ ما بالِي وَبالُكُمُ

    تُكَفِّرونَ رِجالاً كَفَّروا رَجُلا

    O giraffe-neck, what have I to do with you?

    You declare men unbelievers who declared a man an unbeliever.