قامَ على كرسيِّهِ واعظاً

ينهى بضدِّ الأمرِ مِنْ مقلتيهْ

He stood up on his podium preaching

Forbidding with his words what his eyes invite

فلفظُهُ يأمرنا بالتقى

ولحظُهُ يدعو البرايا إليهْ

His words call us to piety

While his glances beckon the maidens

ذكَّرَ بالجنةِ والنارِ مِنْ

ألفاظِهِ الغرِّ وَمِنْ وجنتي

He reminds us of paradise and hellfire

With his eloquent words and his cheeks