1. إِذَا نَزَعَ الأَثْوَابَ جَعْسُوسُ خِلْتَهُ

    وَإِنْ أَنْتَ لَمْ تُبْصِرْ مُمَاثِلَهُ قَطُّ

    When Jaʿsūs strips off his clothes, you would take him for

    —even if you have never seen his like—

  2. مَنَارَةَ نَحْسٍ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ حَقِيرَة

    وَقَدْ حَلَّ أَعْلاَهَا لِيَلْعَقَهَا قِطُّ

    a paltry, ill-omened copper lampstand,

    with a cat perched atop it to lick it.