1. قدُّهُ جار اعتدالاً

    فَلَهُ فَتْكٌ ونُسْكُ

    His figure is tyrannous in its perfect poise;

    so it has both ruthlessness and piety.

  2. سلبَ الأغصانَ ليناً

    فَهْيَ بالأوراقِ تشكو

    It robbed the branches of their suppleness,

    so with their leaves they complain.