1. اكثر خلق الله من لا يدري

    من أي خلق اللَه حين يلقى

    Most of God's creatures are those of whom none can tell,

    When met, what kind of God's creatures they are.

  2. وحلة تنشر ثم تضوى

    وطيلسان يشترى فيغلى

    And a robe is spread out, then gathered up,

    And a mantle is bought, costing dearly,

  3. لعبد عبد او لمولى مولى

    يا ويح بيت المال ماذا يلقى

    For a slave of a slave, or a client of a client.

    Alas for the treasury—what it must endure!