1. إن عيني مذ غاب مثقال عنها

    أورثتني البكا وعز اصطباري

    Indeed, my eye, since Mithqal vanished from its sight,

    Has left me weeping, and my patience has grown scarce.

  2. وعلى مثل فلس مثقال يبكى

    لا على درهم ولا دينار

    And for the likes of Mithqal's copper penny, tears are shed,

    Not for a dirham or a dinar.