فَهِيّاكَ وَالأَمرَ الَّذي إِن تَراحَبَت

فَهِيّاكَ وَالأَمرَ الَّذي إِن تَراحَبَت

مَوارِدُهُ ضاقَت عَلَيكَ مَصادِرُه

مَوارِدُهُ ضاقَت عَلَيكَ مَصادِرُه

So beware the affair that, however wide

Be quick for the task, though its flow

Its entrances may be, has exits that close in on you.

May run smoothly, its source is a tide