فتىً لم يَخْلُقِ اللَّهُ

يديه لسوى اللَّقْمِ

A youth whom Allah did not create

His hands except for morsels

فما يرتاحُ للمدحِ

ولا يرتاعُ للشَّتمِ

So he is not content with praise

Nor upset by insults

فرتْ جِلْدتَه الألسُ

نُ عن شحمٍ وعن لحمِ

His skin uncovered bones

Without fat or flesh

كأنَّا إذ سألْناهُ

وقفنا سائلي رسْمِ

As if when we asked him

We asked a picture