1. أرى عالما بالضر والبؤس قد هلك

    وآخر عفوا بالجهالة قد ملك

    I see a learned man who has perished from affliction and misery,

    And another who, in ignorance, has come to rule without effort.

  2. فإن يكُ من ربي فصبرٌ على القضا

    وإن تكن الأخرى فقد خرف الفلك

    If this is from my Lord, then patience with the decree;

    But if it is otherwise, the celestial sphere has grown senile.