1. إنَّما الدارُ قَبلُ بِالسُكّانِ

    ثُمَّ بَعدَ السُكّانِ بِالجيرانِ

    A home's worth lies first in its inhabitants,

    then, after its inhabitants, in its neighbors.

  2. فَإِذا ما الأَرواحُ شَرَّدَها الحَت

    فُ فَماذا يُرادُ بِالأَبدانِ

    And when death has driven the souls away,

    what use, then, are the bodies?