1. تكنّفني الواشون من كل جانب

    ولو كان واشٍ واحد لكفانيا

    The talebearers have surrounded me on every side,

    though a single talebearer would have been enough for me.

  2. إذا ما قعدنا مقعدا نستلذه

    تواشوا بنا حتى أمل مكانيا

    Whenever we sit in a place we enjoy,

    they trade gossip about us until I tire of my place.