1. إنّي لأعرِفُ من وجهِ العدُوِّ وَإِن

    أبدى المُداجاةَ ما تُخفي ضَمائِرُهُ

    Indeed, I know from the enemy’s face, even if

    he shows feigned friendliness, what his innermost thoughts conceal.

  2. كالخَطِّ يلحَظُهُ القاري فيوصِلُ مَعْ

    ناهُ إلى قَلْبِه في الوقتِ ناظرُهُ

    Like writing that the reader scans, whose meaning

    his gaze then conveys to his heart in that very instant.