1. المَرءُ يَسعى ثُمَ يُدرِك مَجدَهُ

    حَتّى يُزَيَّنَ بِالَّذي لَم يَفعَلِ

    A man strives, then attains his glory,

    until he is adorned with deeds he never performed.

  2. وَتَرى الشَقيَّ إِذا تَكامَلَ غيُّهُ

    يُرمى وَيُقذَف بِالَّذي لَم يَعمَلِ

    And you see the wretched man, when his waywardness is complete,

    charged and accused of deeds he never committed.