1. بعدَ التنغُّصِ بينَ الهمَّ والألمِ

    لم يبقَ للنَّفسِ إلا لذَّةُ العَدَمِ

    After vexation amid worry and pain,

    Nothing remained for the soul but the pleasure of nonexistence.

  2. حدوثُها كان حدثاناً وما عَلمت

    من الحداثةِ جاءَت أم من القِدَم

    Its coming into being was a calamity, and it did not know

    whether it came from newness or from eternity.