1. سَالَ عَلى وَجْنَتِهِ عارِضٌ

    كَالعَرَضِ القَائِمِ بِالجَوْهَرِ

    A fringe of beard flowed over his cheek,

    Like an accident inhering in the substance.

  2. يَا شَعْرُ لاَ تَكْذِبْ عَلى خَدِّهِ

    مَا ذاكَ إِلاَّ زَرَدُ المِغْفَرِ

    O hair, do not lie about his cheek:

    That is nothing but the mail coif’s links.