1. فيا لَهُ مِنْ نَحيفٍ

    قدْ صارَ ضخمَ المعالي

    So, what a slender man he is,

    who has become great in lofty attainments!

  2. والسهمُ أبعدُ مرمى

    منَ الرماحِ الطوالِ

    And the arrow has a farther range

    than long spears.