1. وما دارنا إلّا مواتٌ لو أنَّنا

    نفكِّر والأخرى هي الحيوان

    And our abode is nothing but death, if only we

    would reflect; and the other abode is life itself.

  2. شرينا بها عزّا بهونٍ جهالةً

    وشتّان عزٌّ للفتى وهوانُ

    In it, out of ignorance, we sold honor for humiliation;

    and how far apart are honor and humiliation for a young man!