1. إِن ادع مسكيناً فَلَستُ بمنكر

    وهل ينكرنّ الشمس ذر شعاعها

    If I claim to be a poor man, I would not deny it

    Would the sun deny a ray of its light?

  2. لعمرك ما الاسماء إِلّا عَلامةٌ

    منار ومن خير المنار ارتفاعها

    By your life, names are but symbols

    A minaret, and the higher it is, the better it is