يَمْنَعُني بَاخِلٌ وَسَمْحٌ

وَليسَ لي مِنهُما نَصِيرُ

The miser and the generous prevent me

And neither of them is my helper

وَغَايَتي أَنْ أَلُومَ حَظّي

وَحَظِّيَ الحَائِطُ القَصِيرُ

My utmost is to blame my luck

And my fate is the short wall