أضحَى ابن شاهينَ للورَى عجباً

بلِحيةٍ لم تَطُل بمقدارِ

Ibn Shahin has become a wonder to the people,

With a beard not long by any measure—

كثيفةٍ في النباتِ وافرةٍ

أوْفت على طوله بأشبار

Dense in growth, ample,

Fulfilling its length by fingers’ breadths.

لو أنها شِعرةٌ يُنَوِّرُها

لم تكفِها نَوْرةٌ بدينِار

If it were a single hair given light,

A dinar’s radiance would not suffice it.