1. ولقد أتيت لصاحبي وسألته

    في قرض دينارٍ لأمر كانا

    And indeed I came to my friend and asked him

    for a loan of a dinar for a matter that had arisen.

  2. فأجابني والله داري ما حوت

    عينا فقلت له ولا إنسانا

    He answered me, “By God, my house contains no

    cash!” I said to him, “Nor a human being!”