1. My friend, nothing in life is longer than regret
For one who finds a chance yet fails to seize it.
١. خَلِيلَيَّ مَا فِي الدَّهْرِ أَطْوَلُ حَسْرَةً
مِنَ الْمَرْءِ يَلْقَى فُرْصَةً فَيَخِيمُ
2. A man may find true blessings come his way,
Yet elsewhere set his sights, and so will grieve.
٢. وَإِنَّ امْرَءاً يَلْقَى فَوَاضِلَ نِعْمَةٍ
بِأَرْضٍ وَيَنْوِي غَيْرَهَا لَمُلِيمُ