1. إِذا اِصفَرَّ الفَتى لِفُراقِ روحٍ

    فَأَهوِن بِالتَصَعلُكِ وَالشُحوبِ

    If a young man pales as his soul departs,

    then how trifling are destitution and pallor!

  2. أَحوبِيَ صاحِبي فَأُعيرَ فَضلاً

    عَلَيَّ أَم اِنتُقِصتُ لِأَجلِ حَوبي

    Was my companion favored, and so lent superiority

    over me, or was I belittled because of my sin?