1. لا غَروَ إِن قَصَّ جَناحي الرَدى

    فَعُذرُهُ في فِعلِهِ واضِحُ

    No wonder if death has clipped my wing;

    For his excuse for doing so is clear.

  2. يَضرِبُ عَن ذي النَقصِ صَفحاً وَلا

    يُقَصُّ إِلّا دِرهَمُ الراجِحُ

    He passes over the deficient, and nothing

    is clipped except the overweight dirham.