1. وَقَائلٍ قالَ لي لَمَّا أَنْ رأَى قَلَقي

    مِن انتِظارِي لآمالٍ تُمَنّينا

    And someone said to me when he saw my anxiety

    From my waiting for hopes that hold out promises to us:

  2. عَواقِبُ الصَّبْرِ فِيما قالَ أَكثرُهُمْ

    مَحمودَةٌ قُلْتُ أَخشَى أَنْ تُخرِّينا

    “The outcomes of patience, as most people say,

    Are praiseworthy.” I said, “I fear they will make us shit.”