1. فَتَبادَروا طُرَفَ الثَناءِ بِفَضلِهِ

    فَكَأَنَّما نَشَروا الثَناءَ بُرودا

    So they vied in offering choice praise for his excellence,

    as though they spread praise out like striped cloaks.

  2. دَعاني شِنِقناقٌ إِلى خَلفِ بَكرَةٍ

    فَقُلتُ اترُكَنّي فَالتَفَرُّدُ أَحمَدُ

    Shiniqnāq invited me to the rear of a young she-camel,

    so I said, “Leave me be, for solitude is more praiseworthy.”