1. وَكَأَنَّ مَن دَفَنَتهُ أَيدٍ في الثَرى

    لَم يُغنِ حُبّاً حَينَ يَرجِعُ دافِنُه

    As if the one his hands buried in the dust

    Had loved no more when back his burier came

  2. خَسَدٌ سَيَخرَبُ حينَ تَخرُجُ روحُهُ

    كَالبيتِ يَخرَبُ حينَ يَخرُجُ ساكِنُه

    In ruin falls what envy built in trust

    Like a house when gone is he who in it came