1. لمتُ مَن أَبدل العَمامة بِالطر

    بوش حَتّى إِذا الحَماقة أَظهَر

    I reproached the man who exchanged his turban for a tar-

    boosh, until, revealing his foolishness,

  2. قالَ قَدّر بِأَنَّ رأسيَ فجلٌ

    قشَّروه فَقُلت هَذا مقدَّر

    he said, “Suppose my head is a radish

    they have peeled.” I replied, “That is a given.”