1. لَيتَ اِبنُ شَمعونٍ دَرى أَنَّهُ

    يَفعَلُ فِعلَ الأَرقَمِ القاتِلِ

    If only Ibn Shamʿun knew that he

    Acts like a deadly speckled serpent.

  2. مُبارَكُ الطَلعَةِ في طِبِّهِ

    لَكِن عَلى الحَفّارِ وَالفاسِلِ

    His presence in medical practice brings good fortune—

    But only to the gravedigger and the palm-planter.