1. عَجِبتُ لِهَذا الشَخصِ يَأوي إِلى الثَرى

    وَقَد عاشَ دَهراً في الرِفاقِ السَوائِرِ

    I marveled at this man who takes refuge in the earth,

    Having lived an age among traveling companions.

  2. تُقَلِّبُهُ الأَيّامُ في كُلِّ وُجهَةٍ

    كَتَقليبِ وَزنٍ في فَلوكِ الدَوائِرِ

    The days turn him in every direction,

    Like a poetic meter turned within the orbits of metrical circles.