1. ظَبيٌ كَسا رَأسي المُشبَّبَ بِعارِضٍ

    نَمّ العِذارُ بِحافَتَيهِ وَلاحا

    A gazelle clothed my youthful head with a cloud of gray;

    The sideburns showed at its two edges and gleamed.

  2. فَكَأَنَّما أَهدى لِعارِضِ خَدِّهِ

    شَعري ظَلاماً وَاِستَعاضَ صَباحا

    As though the down upon his cheek had been given

    Darkness by my hair, which took dawn in exchange.