قَدِ اِلتَوى صَدغُهُ وَاِختَطَّ عارِضُهُ

قَدِ اِلتَوى صَدغُهُ وَاِختَطَّ عارِضُهُ

كَأَنَّهُ أَلِفٌ مِن فَوقِهِ نونُ

كَأَنَّهُ أَلِفٌ مِن فَوقِهِ نونُ

His temple-lock has curled, and a beard-line has marked his cheek—

as though he were an alif with a nūn above it.