1. وفارقَ المسكينُ أوطانَهُ

    وملْكَهُ ممتحناً بالمرضْ

    And the poor man left his homelands,

    And his possessions, afflicted with illness.

  2. وكمْ حوى مِنْ جوهرٍ مُثْمِنْ

    فما فدى الجوهرُ هذا العرضْ

    And how many precious jewels he had amassed!

    Yet the jewels could not ransom him from this affliction.