له من عيون الوحش عين مريضة
ومن خضرة الريحان خضرة شاربِ
His eyes, wild with sickness,
His cheeks, the green of sweet basil,
كأن غلاماً ماهراً خطه له
فجاء كنصف الصادمن خط كاتب
As if traced by a skilled youth’s hand
Resembling the fine pen strokes of a scribe
