1. وَزَمانٍ مَضى فَما عُرِفَ الأَوَّ

    لُ إِلّا بِما جَناهُ الأَخيرُ

    And a time gone by—the former was known

    only by what the latter had wrought.

  2. أَينَ أَيّامُنا بِظِلِّكَ وَالشَم

    لُ جَميعٌ وَالعَيشُ غَضٌّ نَضيرُ

    Where are our days beneath your shade, when our company

    was united, and life was fresh and flourishing?