كل العجائب قد سمعت وما أرى

أني سمعت لشاعرٍ قرنان

I heard of all wonders, yet I see not

That I heard of a poet with two horns

قرن يحك به السماء ومثله

ذنب يزور الحوت في الأزمان

One horn that scrapes the sky and the like of it

A tail that visits the whale through times

وإذا تحدث أحدثت لهواتهُ

فترى الأنوف تلوذ بالأردان

And when he talks he talks nonsense

So you see the noses take refuge in sleeve cuffs

وترى أخادعه تعط كأرنبٍ

عكفت عليه مناسر العقبان

And you see his lies give like a rabbit

That eagles' beaks crouch over