1. قيل في اسْمِ السَّلامِ رُقْيَةُ رَاقٍ

    للأَفاعِي قد حَرّمْتها الأنامُ

    It is said that the name 'Peace' holds a charmer's incantation

    for vipers—an incantation humankind has forbidden.

  2. وأنا قد رأيتُ رُقْيةَ فَقْرِي

    حين ألْقاكَ أن أقولَ السَّلامُ

    And I have found the incantation against my poverty:

    to say 'Peace' when I meet you.