1. تُبَكِّي عَلى الدُّنيا سَفاهاً وَقَد تَرى

    بِعَينَيكَ أَن لَم يَبقَ إِلا ذَميمُها

    You foolishly weep over this world, though you see

    with your own eyes that nothing remains but what is vile in it.

  2. إِلا إِنَّما الدُّنيا كَنهي قَرارَةٍ

    تَسامى قَليلاً ثُمَّ هَبَّت سمومُها

    But this world is only like a pool in a hollow:

    it rose a little, then its scorching wind blew.