وَمُنَوَّعِ الحركات يَلعبُ بِالنُهى
لَبِس المحاسن عند خَلعِ لِباسِه
And one whose motions are manifold toys with minds;
he donned graces when he cast off his clothes,
مُتَأَوِّد كَالغُصن بين رياضه
مُتلفِّت كالظَبي عند كِناسه
swaying like a bough amid its gardens,
looking about like a gazelle beside its covert.
بالعقل يَعلب مُقبِلاً أو مُدبِراً
كالدَهر يَلعب كيف شاءَ بناسه
He toys with reason, advancing or retreating,
as Time toys with its people however it pleases;
ويضُم لِلقَدَمين منه رأسه
كالسَيف ضُمَّ ذُبابه لرئاسه
and draws his head down to his feet,
like a sword that joined its point to its hilt.
Sol 5.6