1. في الفَتى الزِنجِيِّ مِنهُ شَبَهٌ

    غَيرَ أَنَّ الزِقَّ أَذكى وَأَرَق

    In the Zanj youth there is a resemblance to him,

    Except that the wineskin is cleverer and more delicate.

  2. فَاِنقَضى ذاكَ وَكانَت شِرَّتي

    مِثلَ ما كانَ ذُبالٌ فَاِحتَرَق

    Then that ended, and my ardor was

    Like a wick that burned away.