لو كنت تبصر منذ يوم قد ناى

تيسين ضمّهما وظبيا مجلس

Had you but seen, since the day drew apart,

An ibex and a gazelle sit gathered,

لعَجبتَ قُبحاً مِنهما وملاحة

منه وقلت حظيرة ام مكنِس

You'd stand amazed how ugly and coarse

Were the two, an enclosure or a barnyard.