1. أحاجيك ما حلو اللسان وأنه

    لأخرسُ لا تعزَى إليه المعارف

    I pose you a riddle: what is sweet of tongue, though it is

    indeed mute, with no knowledge ascribed to it?

  2. يرى جالساً في الصدرِ ما دام كاملاً

    فإن نقصوه فهو في الأرض طائف

    It is seen seated in the place of honor as long as it remains whole;

    but if they diminish it, it wanders on the ground.