1. ولولا حدود الشيء ما امتاز عينه

    ولولا حدودي ما عرفتُ حدودي

    And were it not for a thing’s limits, its identity would not be distinct.

    And were it not for my limits, I would not have known my limits.

  2. لقد عشتُ أيّاماً بغير منازعٍ

    ولم أك محسوداً لغير حسود

    Indeed, I lived for days without a rival,

    And I was envied by none but the envious.