1. A poet gave a worthless coin
To a baker, who recognized it was fake
١. شاعرٌ أخرج نصفاً زغلاً
عندَ خبازٍ فلما أنْ عُرِفْ
2. When told it was permissible, he said “Yes”
The poet spends what cannot be spent
٢. قيلَ هذا جائزٌ قالَ نعمْ
يصرفُ الشاعرُ مالا ينصرفْ