1. إِذا ما قَذاةٌ عارَضَت لِيَ مَورِداً

    تَحامَيتُهُ وَالنَفسُ قَد صادَها الصَدى

    If I encounter a speck of dirt at a watering place,

    I shun it, though thirst has already ensnared my soul.

  2. فَكَيفَ أَخٌ مِن غَيرِ أُمٍّ وَلا أَبٍ

    إِذا ما جَموحُ التيهِ جازَ بِهِ المَدى

    Then what of a brother who shares neither mother nor father with me,

    When unbridled arrogance has carried him beyond bounds?