1. وَقالوا الغِنى عَرَضٌ لِلخُطوبِ

    فَكَيفَ تَعَرَّضَ لِلمُعدِمِ

    And they said, “Wealth is a target for calamities.”

    Then how has calamity come upon the penniless?

  2. وَقالوا السَلامَةُ تَحتَ الخُمولِ

    فَما لي خَمِلتُ وَلَم أَسلَمِ

    And they said, “Safety lies beneath obscurity.”

    Then why have I fallen into obscurity yet not escaped harm?