1. مَرَّ بِنا في قُرْطَقٍ أَخْضَرِ

    مُزَرْفَنَ الأَصْداغِ بِالعَنْبَرِ

    He passed by us in a green tunic,

    His temple-locks curled into loops with ambergris.

  2. قَدْ كَتَبَ الحُسْنُ عَلى خَدِّهِ

    يا أَعْيُنَ الناسِ قِفي وانْظُري

    Beauty had written on his cheek:

    “O eyes of the people, stop and look!”