وَأَعيَنَ كَالذَرِّيِّ في سَفَلاتِهِ

سَوادٌ وَأَعلى ظاهر اللَونِ واضِح

With eyes like beads deep-set in their sockets,

Dark below, their surface color clear,

مَوقَّف أَنصاف اليَدَين كَأَنَّهُ

إِذا راحَ يَجري بِالصَريمَة رامحُ

Holding his hands cupped, as if intending

To scoop up water to drink when he runs.