1. تصبح الدنيا لزيد مرة

    ولعمرو مرة تضحى وتمسى

    At one time, the world is Zayd's in the morning;

    At another, it is Amr's in the forenoon and evening.

  2. ما وفى زيدا ولا عمرا بها

    سعة او دعة من ضنك رمس

    Neither Zayd nor Amr has been helped in it

    By abundance or ease against the constriction of a grave.