1. طَقطَقَ الفانوسُ لمّا أَن أَضا

    غِبّ ما النّار ذَكَت في جَنبِهِ

    The lantern crackled when it lit up,

    after the fire blazed within its side.

  2. قالَ لي هَل حيلَة يا مُشبهي

    إِذ كِلانا نارُهُ في قَلبِهِ

    It said to me, “Is there any remedy, O you who resemble me,

    since each of us has his fire within his heart?”