1. أَلا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي والخُطُوبُ كَثِيرَةٌ

    مَتى رَحْلُ قَيْسٍ مَسْتَقِلٌّ فَراجعُ

    Ah, if only I knew—though calamities are many—

    When Qays’s saddle will set out and then return.

  2. بِنَفْسيَ مَنْ لا يَسْتَقِلُّ بِرَحْلِهِ

    وَمَنْ هُوَ إن لَمْ يَحْفَظِ اللّهُ ضائِعُ

    My life be ransom for him who does not depart with his saddle,

    And for him who is lost unless God protects him.