1. شَرِبتُ الخَمرَ في رَمَضانَ حَتّى

    رَأَيتُ البَدرَ لِلشِعرَى شَريكا

    I drank wine during Ramadan until

    I saw the full moon as a companion to Sirius.

  2. فَقالَ أَخي الدَيوكُ مُنادياتٌ

    فَقُلتُ لَهُ وَما يُدري الدَيوكا

    Then my brother said, "The roosters are crowing,"

    And I said to him, "What do the roosters know?"