1. نَبَتَت لِحيَةُ شُقرا

    نَ شَقيقِ النَفسِ بَعدي

    A beard has sprouted on Shuqra-

    n, my soul’s brother, since I left.

  2. حُلِقَت كَيفَ أَتَتهُ

    قَبلَ أَن يُنجَزَ وَعدي

    May it be shaved off! How did it come to him

    before my promise was fulfilled?