وَعُونٍ يُباَكرنَ النَّظِيمَةَ مَربعَا

جَزَأنَ فلا يَشرَبنَ إلاَّ النَّقائِعا

With helpers who rise early for well-knit verses

Two parts that drink only of pure water

تَضَيَّفنَهُ حتَّى جَهَدنَ يَبيسَهُ

وآضَ الفُراتُ قائِظاً لَيسَ جامِعا

Playing host to it until its aridity wearies them

While the Euphrates flows, biting, not unifying