1. أبَحْرَ النَّدَى مَا بَالُ ظَنِّكَ بَعْدَمَا

    أمَرْتَ بِإعْطَائِي كِتَابَ الجَوَاهِرِي

    O sea of generosity, what of your judgment, now that

    you ordered that I be given al-Jawahiri’s book?

  2. وَلاَ عَتْبَ لِي إذْ لَمْ تُنِلْنِي جَوَاهِراً

    فَمِنْ عَادَةِ البَحْرِ احْتِبَاسُ الجَوَاهِرِ

    And I have no reproach, since you granted me no jewels;

    for it is the sea’s habit to withhold jewels.