نَشوانُ يَلقى المُعتَفى مُتهَلِّلاً

يَهتَزُّ من مَدحٍ بهِ عطفَاهُ

Joyfully he meets his beloved, swaying,

Trembling with praise of her, his sides shake.

وإذا أصاخَ إلى المديحِ رَأَيتَه

وكأن مالك طيِّئِ غنَّاهُ

And when he sings in praise you'd think him

Like Malik or Ti'i reciting verse.