1. تَرَاهُ فِي الصَّدْرِ مِنْ خَسَاسَتِهِ

    كَأَنَّهُ فِي أَوَاخِرِ المَجْلِسْ

    You see him in the seat of honor, but owing to his baseness,

    He seems to be at the back of the gathering.

  2. لا يَفْهَمُ القَوْلَ فِي الخِطَابِ وَلاَ

    يُفْهِمُهُ فَهْوَ أَبْكَمُ أَخْرَسْ

    He does not understand speech in conversation, nor

    Make it understood; he is mute and speechless.

  3. يَحْكُمُ فِي مِصْرَ والشَّامِ وَقَدْ

    كَانَ كَثِيْرَاً بِمِثْلِهِ يَحْرَسْ

    He rules in Egypt and Syria, though

    He often used to keep guard with one like himself.