1. سأحجُبُ عنّي أُسرتي عند عسرتي

    وأبرز فيهم إِنْ أصبت ثراءَ

    I shall keep my family away from me in my hardship,

    and appear among them if I attain wealth.

  2. ولي أُسوةٌ بالبدر يُنفق نورَه

    فيخفَى إِلى أن يستجدَّ ضياءَ

    And I have an example in the full moon, which spends its light,

    then disappears until it gains fresh radiance.