1. ولي تحت دار الملك يومان لم تلح

    لعيني علامات الكرامة والبشر

    I have spent two days beneath the king’s roof, yet there have not appeared

    before my eyes the signs of honor and cheerful welcome.

  2. وقد أخذت أيام قوص نصيبها

    فهل نقلت تلك السجايا إلى مصر

    The days in Qus have already taken their allotted share;

    have those noble traits, then, been carried away to Cairo?