ما طارَ طَيرٌ فَاِرتَفَع

ما طارَ طَيرٌ فَاِرتَفَع

إِلّا كَما طارَ وَقَع

إِلّا كَما طارَ وَقَع

No bird ever flew and rose,

No bird has flown and risen high

But fell just as it flew.

Except that as it flew, it fell