1. It suffices you that Rome has harbored ambitions and perished,
The fortune of a king got lost in its reasoning,
١. وحسبك أن الروم رامت فشاهت
سعادة ملك تاه في أمرها العقلُ
2. For however much you strive for a matter and attain it,
Remove it from being close, for the most difficult is easy.
٢. فإنك مهما رمت أمرا بلغته
فابعده دانٍ وأصعبه سهلُ