أتانا الحارثِ الرافقيّ

وقد نُقِّبَ الوجه منه بزاغ

Al-Harith, the gentle companion came to us,

His face deeply scarred and marred.

وخبَّرَ قومٌ بأنّ اللحى

تطولُ على قدر مصِّ الدماغ

A people told that the beard grows

As much as the brain is addled and muddled.

فإن كان حقاً كما خبَّروا

فقد فرغ الرأسُ كلَّ الفراغ

If what they say be true,

Then his head is totally empty and vacant.