1. أَعيى على كل نَطسٍ طِبُّ اربعةٍ

    عزَّ الشِفاءُ لها في العُربِ والعَجَمِ

    The treatment of four ailments has baffled every skilled physician;

    their cure is elusive among Arabs and non-Arabs:

  2. الجهلُ في صَلَفٍ والبُغضُ في حَسَدٍ

    والفَقرُ في كَسَلٍ والسُقمُ في هَرَم

    ignorance with arrogance, and hatred with envy;

    and poverty with idleness, and sickness with old age.