لم يضْحك الشَّيبُ في فَوْدَيهِ بل كلَحَا

سَمِّ القبِيحَ من الأسْماءِ ما قَبُحَا

The gray hairs in his beard did not make him laugh, rather his cheeks wrinkled.

Name the ugly with the ugliest names.

قالت علا النّاسُ إلا أنتَ قلتُ لها

كذاك يسْفُلُ عند الوزن من رَجَحَا

She said: people are elevated except you. I told her:

Thus the lighter one descends on the scale.

عَلا سليمانُ بعد اليوم فاتَّئبي

أنْ لا تَرَيْني بدارِ الهُونِ مُطَّرَحَا

Solomon became elevated after this day so repent,

Lest you see me thrown down at the abode of disgrace.