1. يتلقى الندى بوجه حيي

    وصدور القنا بوجه وقاحٍ

    He meets generosity with a bashful face,

    and the spearheads with an unabashed face.

  2. هكذا هكذا تكون المعالي

    طرق الجد غير طرق المزاح

    Thus, thus is greatness attained:

    The paths of earnestness are not the paths of jest.