1. He feeds his children without fully satisfying their hunger,
And closes his eyelids though sleep still eludes him,
١. يُطعِمُ دونَ الشَبعَ أَولادَه
وَيَختِمُ البَرمَةَ وَالجَفنَه
2. He has known only hardship,
Hunger can defeat wisdom.
٢. لَم يَروِ إِلّا خَبَراً واحِداً
قَد تَذهَبُ البِطنَةُ بِالفِطنَه