1. ليَ زرع أتى عليه الجرادُ

    عادني مذ رُزئتُه العُوّادُ

    I had a crop that locusts laid waste.

    Since I lost it, visitors have been calling on me.

  2. كنت أرجو حصاده فأتاه

    قبل أن يبلغ الحصادَ حصادُ

    I had hoped to reap it, but there came upon it

    a harvest before it reached harvest time.