1. أَراكَ تَشُمُّ الخَلّ في زَمَنِ الوَبَا

    فَخلِّ حَديثاً لِلأَطِبَّاءِ يا خِلِّي

    I see you sniffing vinegar in a time of pestilence.

    So leave the talk to the physicians, my friend.

  2. فَإِنْ يَكُ بِالطَّاعُونِ رَبُّكَ قَدْ قَضَى

    تَموتُ إِذاً رَغْماً وأَنْفُكَ في الخَلِّ

    For if your Lord has already decreed death by plague,

    Then you will die against your will, with your nose in the vinegar.