1. إِنَّ أَبا عَمرٍ لَهُ لِحيَةٌ

    بَعيدَةُ البَعضِ مِنَ البَعضِ

    Indeed, Abu Amr has a beard

    with one part far from another.

  2. مَضى إِلى السوقِ وَعُثنونُهُ

    أَقامَ في البَيتِ فَلَم يَمضِ

    He went to the market, while his beard

    stayed at home and did not go.

  3. وَهوَ إِذا ما مَرَّ في سِكَّةٍ

    يَملَأُها بِالطولِ وَالعَرضِ

    And whenever he passes through a lane,

    he fills it in length and breadth.

  4. يَدوسُها الناسُ بِأَقدامِهِم

    كَأَنَّها أَرضٌ عَلى الأَرضِ

    People tread on it with their feet,

    as though it were ground upon the ground.