1. أَلا عَلِّلاني وَالمعلَّلُ أَروَحُ

    وَيَنطِقُ ما شاءَ اللِسانُ المسَرَّحُ

    Come, you two, ply me with drink; one so plied is more at ease.

    And the unbridled tongue says whatever it wishes.

  2. بِإِجّانَةٍ لَو أَنَّهُ خَرَّ بازِلٌ

    مِنَ البُختِ فيها ظَلَّ لِلشقِّ يَسبَحُ

    With a basin—were a full-grown camel to fall

    Into it—a Bactrian—it would keep swimming toward the rim.