1. We used to say when we saw
One with eloquence and handsome figure -
١. قَد كُنّا نَقولُ إِذا رَأَينا
لِذي جِسمٍ يُعَدُّ وَذي بَيانِ
2. As if you, O gifted with tongue
And body, were from the sons of nobility
٢. كَأَنَّكَ أَيُّها المُعطى لِساناً
وَجِسماً مِن بَني عَبدِ المَدانِ