1. أَلَم تَرَ حَوشَباً يَبني قُصوراً

    يُرَجّي نَفعَها لِبَني بُقَيلَه

    Have you not seen Hawshab building palaces,

    hoping they will benefit the sons of Buqaylah?

  2. يُؤَمِّلُ أَن يُعَمَّرَ عُمرَ نوحٍ

    وَأَمرُ اللَهِ يَحدُثُ كُلَّ لَيلَه

    He hopes to be granted a lifespan as long as Noah’s,

    while God’s decree comes to pass every night.