1. عُج بِالعَقيقِ وَعَدِّ عَن تَصحيفِهِ

    لا خَيرَ فيهِ إِذا اِستَقَلَّ مُصَحَّفا

    Stop at al-ʿAqīq, and avoid mispointing its name.

    There is no good in it if it stands alone, mispointed.

  2. يا كاتِباً بَخِلَت يَداهُ بِأَحرُفٍ

    ماذا تَجودُ إِذا مَنَعتَ الأَحرُفا

    O scribe whose hands have been stingy with letters,

    What will you give generously if you withhold letters?