رأى بيدي صبراً فأعرض عابساً

وقال أراك اليوم تجنح للصبر

In my hands he saw patience, so he turned away frowning,

And said, "Today I see you incline towards patience."

فلت له هذا حنوط حشاشتي

فقد جنحت يا بارد الريق للقبر

I said to him, "This is the perfume of my burial spices,

For you have inclined, O chilled of saliva, towards the grave."