1. مُحَسِّنُ بِنُ المِلكِ شَرُّ بَلى

    لَهُ أَخٌ جُملَتُهُ خَيرُ

    Muhassin ibn al-Milk is the worst of afflictions.

    He has a brother whose whole being is good.

  2. مُبَخَّلٌ إِن سائِلٌ أَمَّهُ

    قالَ لَهُ ما في العَصا سَيرُ

    Branded a miser—if a beggar seeks him out,

    he says to him, “There is no leather thong in the staff.”