1. ما زُلتُ في الغَمَراتِ لَستُ بِخالِصٍ

    مِنهُنَّ فَاِشتُ عَلى رَجائِكَ أَو قِظِ

    I am still amid engulfing ordeals, not free

    From them; so spend winter—or summer—relying on your hope.

  2. وَمِنَ البَرِيَّةِ مَن يَعيبُ بِجَهلِهِ

    أَهلَ السِناتِ وَلَيسَ بِالمُتَيَقِّظِ

    And among humankind is one who, in his ignorance, finds fault with

    Those who slumber, though he himself is not awake.