1. مُتوسّطٌ جَوزَ الغلاةِ كأنّه

    ثَملٌ يَميدُ بهِ الطريقُ المَهيَعُ

    Traversing the heart of the wilderness, as though he were

    A drunken man, the broad road swaying beneath him.

  2. وترى بها جسم السّراب كأنّما

    نَزلت به الحُمى فما إن تُقلِعُ

    And there you see the body of the mirage, as though

    Fever had descended upon it and would not abate.