1. فَتاً ما استَفادَ المالَ إِلّا أَفادَهُ

    سِواهُ كَأَنَّ المالَ في كَفِّهِ حُلمُ

    A youth who acquires wealth only to bestow it

    On others—as though wealth in his palm were a dream.

  2. إِذا اِبتَسَمَ المَهدِيُّ نادَت يَمينُهُ

    أَلا مَن أَتانا زائِراً فَلَهُ الحُكمُ

    When al-Mahdi smiles, his right hand calls out:

    "Lo! Whoever comes to us as a visitor—the decision is his!"