1. وذي نَخوةٍ يَختالُ ثاني عِطفِهِ

    فَلولا تَناهي لُؤمهِ قُلتُ أَصيَدُ

    And a haughty man struts, turning his shoulder away;

    Were it not for his utter baseness, I would call him lordly.

  2. لهُ نظرةُ الزّرقاء في كُلِّ بِدعَةٍ

    ولكنَّهُ عن مَسلكِ الحَقِّ أَرمَدُ

    He has al-Zarqa’s keen sight for every heresy,

    Yet toward the path of truth he is blear-eyed.