1. سألت دنياي يوما

    ما بال ذي الجد يحرم

    I asked my world one day,

    “Why is the diligent man deprived?”

  2. قالت اذا المرء اثرى

    بغى الخنى والمحرم

    She said, “When a man grows wealthy,

    he seeks lewdness and what is forbidden.”