1. وَالشعريان مِثل عَين أَعور

    أَو قَمَراً جاوَرَ شَمساً فَخَفى

    And the two Dog Stars are like the eye of a one-eyed man,

    Or a moon that stood beside a sun and was hidden,

  2. أَو كَسِراجين بَينَ ذا وَذا

    قَد كادَ أَن يَطفأ أَو قَد اِنطَفى

    Or like two lamps, between this state and that:

    Almost going out, or already extinguished.