1. عَدِّ عَنْ كَيْتٍ وكَيْتِ

    ما عَلَيْها غَيْرُ مَيْتِ

    Leave aside this and that.

    None upon it is anything but mortal.

  2. كيفَ تُرْجى حالَةُ الْ

    بُقْيا لمِصْباحٍ وزَيْتِ

    How can one hope for a state of

    survival for a lamp and oil?