1. يهيجُ مَسَرَّتي جَرَبٌ بكَفِّي

    إذا ما عُدَّ في الكُربِ العِظامِ

    Scabies on my palm stirs my joy,

    even if it is counted among great afflictions.

  2. تَجَنَّبُني اللِّئامُ لذاك حتى

    كُفِيتُ به مُصافحةَ اللِّئامِ

    The base avoid me for that reason, so that

    through it I have been spared shaking hands with the base.