1. وَسَائِلٍ كَيْفَ الزَّمَانُ أجَبْتُهُ

    دَرَجَتْهُ في شكلي يد التكوين

    And to one who asked, 'What is time like?' I replied:

    The hand of creation has folded it into my form.

  2. عَقْلي خَرِيفٌ وَالرَّبيعُ حُشَاشَتِي

    وَالصَّيفُ قلبي وَالشِّتَاءُ جُفُونِي

    My mind is autumn, and spring is my spark of life;

    And summer is my heart, and winter is my eyelids.