1. صاحِبٌ لَمّا أَساءَ

    أَتبَعَ الدَلوَ الرَشاءَ

    A companion, when he did wrong,

    sent the rope after the bucket.

  2. رُبَّ داءٍ لا أَرى مِن

    هُ سِوى الصَبرِ شِفاءَ

    Many an ailment—I see no

    cure for it but patience.

  3. أَحمَدُ اللَهَ عَلى ما

    سَرَّ مِن أَمري وَساءَ

    I praise God for what

    has brought joy and sorrow in my affairs.