فما شَنَّتا خَرقاءَ واهٍ كُلاهُما

سَقَى بِهِمِا ساقٍ وَلا ماتَبَلّلا

Neither pitcher leaked though both were cracked

A leg they watered, yet no wetness pooled

بِأَضيَعَ مِن عينَيكَ لِلدَّمعِ كُلَّما

تَوَهَّمتَ رَسماً أو تَبَيَّنتَ مَنزِلا

More arid than your eyes that tears once tracked

Whenever you saw shapes or spied a place to build