1. A friend complained to me of his woes, so I said:
I suffer the same pains and ruin as you.
١. وصاحب لي شكا ضرّا فقلت له
بي مثل ما بك من ضرّ وإفلاس
2. My state is like yours, and the life of the dispossessed
is to extend a palm to what is in people's hands.
٢. حالي كحالك والمغبون عيشتهُ
من مدّ كفا إلى ما في يد الناس