1. لَيسَ في الواشي وَالرَقيب رَجاء ال

    خير ما دامَ في العرس خساسة

    In the slanderer and the watcher there is no hope of

    good, so long as baseness remains at the wedding.

  2. فعلا في العصور ما يعجز الشي

    طان عَن فعله فيا لِلتَعاسة

    Through the ages, they both have done what the Devil

    is unable to do—alas, what misery!

  3. لعبا في الغَرام دورا وَمذ ول

    ي الغَرام تحولا للسياسة

    They both played a role in love, and when

    love departed, they turned to politics.