1. The prayer niche complained when I came to it,
And its corners uttered mournful discourse.
١. شَكَت صَفحةُ المِحرابِ لَمّا أَتيتُهُ
وَأَبدَت زَواياه مَقالَةَ مَحزونِ
2. I've been afflicted by a man ignorant of studying,
Whose pledges of religion to me are like flimsy spiderwebs.
٢. بُلِيتُ بِعَمرٍو جاهِلٍ بِدِراسَةٍ
مَواعيدُهُ بِالدَينِ لي وَعدُ كَمّونِ