ثم تومض عيناه الساحرتان ويكشف وجهه الوقور عن ابتسامةٍ كبيرة ومن ثم يضحك ضحكة خفيفة.
Then those extraordinary eyes twinkled, his usually very solemn face would break into a huge smile and he would chuckle. He had a look of Nelson Mandela about him.