1. ومستخبر عني بغير جهالة

    يراني وفي عينيه عن حالتي عمي

    And one who asks about me, not out of ignorance,

    sees me, yet his eyes are blind to my condition.

  2. تنكر مرتابا ولم يدر أنني

    شهدت مذاق العيش شهداً وعلقما

    He grew aloof and suspicious, not knowing that I

    have experienced life's flavor—honey and bitter colocynth.

  3. إذا ما استرد الدهر منا هباته

    فسيان إن أعطى كثيرا أو حرما

    If Time takes back its gifts from us,

    then it is all the same whether it gives much or withholds.