1. سَيِّدُنَا لاَ يَنِي حَتَّى

    يُنَا نَي فِيهِ حَلاوَه

    Our lord does not relent until

    [Opening words unclear]—there is sweetness in him.

  2. كَالفَأسِ لا يَستَجِدُّ قَطعاً

    إلاَّ وَفي عَينِهِ هِرَاوَه

    Like an axe, he makes no fresh cut

    unless a cudgel is in his eye.