1. أَمّا الإِلَهُ فَأَمرٌ لَستُ مُدرِكَهُ

    فَاِحذَر لِجيلِك فَوقَ الأَرضِ إِسخاطا

    As for God, that is a matter I cannot fathom.

    So beware of angering your generation upon the earth.

  2. وَالشَيبُ قَد خَطَّطَ الفَودَينِ عَن عُرُضٍ

    وَما عَدا جِدَّةَ الأَيامِ ماخَطا

    And gray hair has streaked both temples crosswise,

    And in its advance it has gone no further than the freshness of days.