1. على الدنيا انجلى ذنب لنجم

    وآخر للجوائب معنوي

    A star's tail has appeared over the world,

    And al-Jawa'ib has another, figurative one.

  2. فذلك في السماء له رقي

    وهذا في الحضيض له هوى

    For that one rises in the heavens,

    While this one sinks into the depths.