1. شاوَرتُ بَعضَ أَخِلّائِي وَقُلتُ لَهُ

    أُريدُ أودعُ كُتبي نَجلَ عَدلانِ

    I consulted one of my close friends and said to him,

    “I wish to entrust my books to the son of ʿAdlān.”

  2. فَقالَ ذلِكَ جُرذانٌ وَمَصلَحَةٌ

    أَن لا يُحَطَّ كِتابٌ عِندَ جُرذانِ

    He said, “That man is Jurdhān (‘Rats’), and it is prudent

    that no book be placed in the keeping of rats.”