1. رُكوبُ النَعشِ وافى بِاِنتِعاشِ

    أَراحَ مِنَ التَعَثُّرِ رِجلَ عاشِ

    Riding the bier brought revival;

    it spared a dim-sighted man's foot from stumbling.

  2. أَلَم تَعجَب مِنَ الشَيخِ المُعَنّى

    يَقومُ على اِنحِناءٍ وَاِرتِطاشِ

    Have you not marveled at the afflicted old man,

    who stands stooped and trembling?

  3. يَكونُ عَلى الصَلاةِ لَهُ قَعودٌ

    وَيَمشي بِالمَفاوِزِ لِلمَعاشِ

    When it comes to prayer, he sits,

    yet walks through deserts for his livelihood.