1. سلا أيَّ سلواني أرَى مَصْرَعَ ابْنِهِ

    وطالَ لفقد المالِ طولُ نياحهِ

    I see him consoled at his son's death—what consolation!

    Yet long was his lamentation over the loss of wealth.

  2. كذاك حَمَامُ البُرْجِ يُذْبَحُ فَرْخُهُ

    فيسلو ويأسَى عندَ قصّ جناحِهِ

    Likewise, the tower's pigeon has its chick slaughtered:

    It finds solace, yet grieves when its wing is clipped.