1. قدْ ماتَ مني صديقٌ

    سئمتُ منْ رفعِ صوتِهْ

    A friend of mine has died;

    I had grown weary of his raising his voice.

  2. لوْ كانَ يخلصُ ودِّي

    ألِمْتُ ساعةَ موتِهْ

    Had he been true to my affection,

    I would have grieved at the hour of his death.