1. أَعلامُهُ السودُ إِعلامٌ بِسُؤدُدِهِ

    كَأَنَّها فَوقَ خَدِّ المَلِكِ خيلانُ

    His black banners proclaim his eminence,

    as though they were beauty spots upon the king's cheek.