1. فَمَن كانَ شانَ العَزلُ أَو هَدَّ رُكنَهُ

    لِأَعدائِهِ يَوماً فَما شانَكَ العَزلُ

    If dismissal has disgraced anyone or shattered his pillar,

    to his enemies’ advantage one day, dismissal has not disgraced you.

  2. وَما أَصبَحَت مِن نِعمَةٍ مُستَفادَةٍ

    وَلا رَحِمٍ إِلّا عَلَيكَ لَها الفَضلُ

    And no newly received blessing has arisen,

    nor any bond of kinship, without your owing it a debt of gratitude.