1. ومرتفعٍ في الجذعِ إذ حُطّ قدْرُهُ

    أساءَ إليه ظالمٌ وهو مْحسِنُ

    And one raised high upon the trunk, when his standing was brought low—

    An oppressor wronged him, though he was virtuous.

  2. كذي غَرَقٍ مَدّ الذراعينِ سابحاً

    من الجوّ بحراً عَوْمُهُ ليس يُمكنُ

    Like a drowning man stretching out both arms to swim

    Through a sea of air in which swimming is impossible.

  3. وتحسبُهُ من جَنّةِ الخلد دانياً

    يعانقُ حُوراً لا تراهنّ أعْيُنُ

    And you think him near the Garden of Eternity,

    Embracing houris whom no eyes behold.