1. ركبتُ حمارَ الكرا

    لقلَّة مَن يُعتَرى

    I rode a donkey for hire,

    For lack of anyone to turn to;

  2. وإنَّ ذوي المكرما

    تِ قد أصبحوا في الثرى

    And indeed, those whose deeds are noble

    Have now come to lie in the earth.