A man has a finite time

المرء وقت له تناه

1. A man has a finite time
With length and breadth foretold

١. المرء وقت له تناه
مقدر طوله وعرضه

2. And when a day goes by for him
Merely some part slips by, less whole

٢. فكلما مرّ عنه يوم
فانّما مرّ منه بعضه