1. بلعي لأطرافِ الغوالي

    والتّبنِ أو خشنِ الرِّمالِ

    My swallowing the points of long spears

    and straw, or coarse sand,

  2. أَهنا وأحلى مأكلاً

    تالله من مِنَنِ الرِّجالِ

    is more palatable and sweeter fare,

    by God, than the favors of men.