1. طَلَلٌ تَوَهّمَهُ فصاحَ مُسَلِّما

    أضَنَىً بهِ أَمْ ضَنَّ أَنْ يتكلّما

    He thought he saw a ruin, so he cried out in greeting.

    Does wasting sickness afflict it, or does it begrudge speech?

  2. دِعْصٌ يُقِلُّ قَضيبَ بانٍ فوقَهُ

    شمسُ النّهارِ تُقِلُّ ليلاً مُظْلِما

    A sand dune bears a bān bough; above it

    the sun of day bears a dark night.