وَإِذا رَأَيتَ شَمائِلَ اِبنى صاعِدٍ

أَدَّت إِلَيكَ شَمائِلَ اِبنى مَخلَدِ

When you see the features of Ibn Saʿd’s son ascending,

They bring to you the features of Ibn Makhlad.

كَالفَرقَدَينِ إِذا تَأَمَّلَ ناظِرٌ

لَم يَعلُ مَوضِعُ فَرقَدٍ عَن فَرقَدِ

Like two lynxes when an onlooker contemplates,

He cannot distinguish one lynx from the other.