1. رأينَ خليساً بعد أحوى تقلّبت

    بفوديه سبعون السنين الكواملِ

    They saw a grizzled man, once dark-haired; there had passed

    Over his temples seventy full years.

  2. وأنكرت إعراضَ الغواني ورابني

    وأنكرن إعراضي وأقصر باطلي

    And I found the fair women's turning away strange, and it troubled me;

    And they found my turning away strange, and my folly ceased.