1. بِالمَحو يُري القُدرَةَ ذو الإِثباتِ

    إِن يَمضِ بِقَومِ فَبِقَومٍ ياتي

    Through erasure, the one who establishes reveals his power.

    If he takes one people away, he brings another.

  2. وَالعاقِدُ طاقَ بَيته مبتَنياً

    لَم يَعتَنِ لِلقالب باِستثباتِ

    And he who raises the arch of his house as he builds

    Did not concern himself with making the mold permanent.