1. How many a man of ample income
Yet with expenses most severe!
١. كَم مَنْ نَما مَدخولُهُ لَكِنَّهُ
مَصروفُهُ في غايَةِ التّضعيفِ
2. How many an envious eye looks out
Yet blind to its own career!
٢. كَم مِنْ حَسودٍ مُبصر مَدخولُهُ
لَكِنّهُ أَعمى عَنِ المَصروفِ