1. يا عارف الله أنت الحي صاحبْ قرْبْ

    ومنكرك ميتْ من جِسْمُو دُفِنْ في الترْبْ

    O knower of God, you are the living one, endowed with nearness.

    And your denier is dead—one whose body was buried in the dust.

  2. ما السمْ سمّ الأفاعي كالعسلْ في الشرْبْ

    ولا أسود الحمى مثل الكلاب الجرب

    Poison—vipers’ venom—is not like honey to drink.

    Nor are the lions of the preserve like mangy dogs.