1. نَدِمتُ فَلَم أُطِق رَدّا لِشِعري

    كَما لا يَشعَبُ الصَنَعُ الزُجاجا

    I regretted it, but could not take back my verse,

    Just as a craftsman cannot mend glass.

  2. فَإِنَّكَ كالقَريحَةِ عامَ تُمهى

    شَروبُ الماء ثُمَّ تَعودُ ماجا

    For you are like a newly dug well in the year it strikes water:

    You drink water copiously, then turn to spitting it back out.