1. وَصاحِبٍ كانَ بِخَيرٍ إِلى

    أَن باعَ دارا وَاِشتَرى مَقبَرَه

    And a friend was doing well, until

    he sold a house and bought a graveyard.

  2. فَقُلتُ لا أَخلَفَ رَبّي عَلى

    مَن باعَ كَرماً وَاِشتَرى مَعصَرَه

    So I said, “May my Lord not compensate

    one who sold a vineyard and bought a winepress.”