1. راقبي اللَه وردي الوغى لي

    ضل عبد لم يراقب ربه

    Be mindful of God, and ward off the fray for me.

    A servant who has not heeded his Lord has gone astray.

  2. قد نسيت اللب في أجرائك

    أترى يعقل ناس لبه

    I have forgotten reason amid your doings.

    Do you think one who forgets his reason can understand?

  3. أنا كاللاجئ من وجد إلى الكتب

    إن قلب يظلم كتبه

    I am like one seeking refuge from love's anguish in books:

    If he turns their pages, he wrongs his books.

  4. آكل النقل فإذ بي ساهياً

    أمضغ القضر وأرمي لبه

    I eat nuts, and suddenly, absent-minded,

    I chew the husk and throw its kernel away.