يَصُمُّ عَنِ العُذّالِ وَهوَ سَميعُ

فَيَذهَبُ بُطلاً نُصحُهُم وَيَضيعُ

He turns a deaf ear to the critics, though he hears them well,

So their counsel goes to waste and is lost in vain.

طَويلَةُ خوطِ المِتنِ عِندَ قِيامِها

وَلي بِالطَويلاتِ المُتونِ وُلوعُ

Tall is the slender branch of her back when she stands,

And I have a passion for those of tall, graceful stature.

أَصَمُّ إِذا نوديتُ بِاسمي وَإِنَّني

إِذا قيلَ لي يا عَبدَها لَسَميعُ

I am deaf when called by my own name, yet truly,

If one calls out to me, "O slave of hers," I hear it at once.