1. سَعَت حَيَّةٌ مِن شَعرِهِ نَحوَ صُدغِهِ

    وَما اِنفَصَلَت مِن خَدِّهِ إِنَّ ذا عَجَب

    A serpent from his hair crept toward his temple,

    yet did not leave his cheek—this is truly strange.

  2. وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذا أَنَّ سلسالَ ريقه

    بَرُودٌ وَلَكن شَبَّ في قَلبيَ اللَهَب

    And stranger still is that the sweet stream of his saliva

    is cool, yet flame flared in my heart.