1. قالَت وَقَد ذَكَّرتُها عَهدَ الصِبا

    بِاليَأسِ تُقطَعُ عادَةُ المُعتادِ

    She said, when I reminded her of the days of youth:

    Despair breaks the habit of one accustomed to it—

  2. إِلّا الإِمامَ فَإِنَّ عادَةَ جودِهِ

    مَوصولَةٌ بِزِيادَةِ المُزدادِ

    Except for the Imam, whose habit of generosity

    Endures, with increase upon increase.