1. ما كانَ يَكمُلُ حُرَّ ذا الد

    ديوانِ حَتّى اِزدادَ قُبَّه

    The free man’s poem was not complete

    Until his mantle grew in size

  2. فَكَأَنَّني فيهِ خَرو

    ف شوىً وَمِن فَوقي مِكَبَّه

    So it seems I stumbled in it

    And over me lies its dome