1. لعمري لئن بَيَّعتُ في دار غُربتي

    ثيابيَ أن ضاقت عليَّ المآكلُ

    By my life, though in the land of my exile I have sold

    My clothes because sustenance grew scarce for me,

  2. فما أنا إلا السيف أخلَق جَفنُهُ

    له حِليَةٌ من نفسهِ وهوَ عاطلُ

    I am but a sword whose scabbard has worn out:

    Its adornment comes from itself, though it bears no ornaments.