1. ينَصُفُ القِرْنُ فيرتَدَ زَكا عن

    حَومةِ الحرَبِ وقد جاءَ حَسا

    He halves his foe, who returns as two from

    the thick of battle, having come as one.

  2. وإن تَلَوْنا مدحَهُ فوجهُهُ ال

    بَسّامُ لا يَتْلو علينا عَبَسا

    And if we recite his praise, his face,

    ever smiling, does not recite “He frowned” to us.