1. لَقَد كانَت مَجالِسُنا فِساحاً

    فَضَيَّقَها بِلِحيَتِهِ رَباحُ

    Indeed, our meeting places were spacious,

    then Rabah cramped them with his beard.

  2. مُبَعثَرَةُ الأَسافِل وَالأَعالي

    لَها في كُلِّ زاوِيَةٍ جَناحُ

    Disheveled in its lower and upper parts,

    it has a wing in every corner.