1. هويته شاعرا بالنظم جئت له

    مديحا من بديع الحسن معناه

    I loved him as a poet; in verse I brought him

    Praise whose meaning was of exquisite beauty.

  2. فاسود ناظره وابيض سالفه

    واخضر عارضه واحمر خداه

    So his eye turned black, and the side of his neck turned white;

    And his cheek down turned green, and both his cheeks turned red.