1. منير المحيا كلما شمت وجهه

    أعاد إليك الطرف حد كليل

    Radiant of countenance: whenever you behold his face,

    It sends your gaze back to you, its edge blunted.

  2. كذا الشمس مهما شامها المرء لم يعد

    وان صح منه اللحظ غير عليل

    So too the sun: whenever a man beholds it, he never returns—

    Even if his sight was sound—free of ailment.