قَد كُنّا نَقولُ إِذا رَأَينا

لِذي جِسمٍ يُعَدُّ وَذي بَيانِ

We used to say when we saw

One with eloquence and handsome figure -

كَأَنَّكَ أَيُّها المُعطى لِساناً

وَجِسماً مِن بَني عَبدِ المَدانِ

As if you, O gifted with tongue

And body, were from the sons of nobility