1. وَطئتُ عَلَى أَعنَاقِ قَيسٍ فما اشتَكَت

    هَوَانى ولاَ أَحفَى تَحَرُّكُهَا نَعلِى

    I trod upon the necks of Qays, yet they did not complain

    of the humiliation I dealt them; nor did their stirring wear out my sandal.

  2. وَقَيسٌ كَثُعلِ الشّاه في الضَّرعِ لاَ تَرى

    أَذَلَّ وَلاَ أَخفَى مَكاناً مِنَ الثُّعلِ

    And Qays is like a ewe’s extra teat on the udder: you see

    nothing more abject, nor more hidden away, than that extra teat.