1. The stars of Thurayya seem to one
who beholds them, while darkness enshrouds,
١. كَأَنَّما أَنْجُمُ الثُّريّا لِمَنْ
يَرْمُقُها والظَّلامُ مُنْطَبِقُ
2. like wealth of a miser, who goes on piling it,
acquiring from every side, but never spends.
٢. مالُ بَخيلٍ يَظَلُّ يَجْمَعُهُ
مِنْ كُلُّ وَجْهٍ ولَيْسَ يَفْتَرِقُ