1. وَأَسوَدٍ يَسبَحُ في لُجَّةٍ

    لاتَكتِمُ الحَصباءَ غُدرانُها

    And a black man swims in deep water,

    whose pools do not conceal the pebbles.

  2. كَأَنَّها في شَكلِها مُقلَةٌ

    وَذَلِكَ الأَسوَدُ إِنسانُها

    In shape, it is like an eye,

    and that black man is its pupil.