1. قُل لِعَمرو بن مذحج

    خابَ ما كُنتُ أَرتَجي

    Tell Amr ibn Madhhij:

    What I had hoped for has come to nothing—

  2. شارِبٌ مِن زَبَرجَدٍ

    وَلَمىً مِن بَنَفسَجِ

    A moustache of green beryl,

    And a dusky lip-tint of violets.