1. أجِلْ عَيْنَيْكَ في وَشْيٍ تُعايِنْ

    كِتاباً والهَواءُ لَهُ مِدادُ

    Let your eyes roam over an embroidered pattern, and you will see

    a text whose ink is air.

  2. حَكانيْ كاتِبي في حالَتَيْهِ

    لَنا جِسْمٌ وليسَ لنا فُؤادُ

    My scribe has imitated me in both his states:

    We have a body, but we have no heart.