1. لا وَالَّذي دارَ مِن صُدغَيكَ وَاِنعَطَفا

    وَصارَ نوناً إِذا صَيَّرتَهُ أَلِفا

    No, by that which coiled from your temples and bent,

    And became a nūn when you made it an alif,

  2. ما كُنتُ إِذ خُنتَني إِلّا أَخا ثِقَةِ

    لَم تَستَعِض مِنهُ إِذ ضَيَّعتَهُ خَلَفا

    When you betrayed me, I was nothing but a trustworthy friend,

    For whom you found no replacement when you lost him.