1. Some men are wretched, while others make them so
And Allah makes some folks blissful through some
١. يَشقى رِجال وَيَشقى آخرون بِهِم
وَيَسعَد اللَهِ اِقواماً بِأَقوامِ
2. A young man's livelihood is not from his wit so fine
But apportioned through divine allotments and assignments
٢. وَلَيسَ رِزق الفَتى من لُطف حيلَتِه
لكِن حدود بِأَرزاقِ وَأَقسامِ
3. Like prey for which the skilled archer forbears to shoot
Yet it may be hit and fed by one who cannot aim remote
٣. كَالصَيدِ يَحرمه الرامي المجيد وَقد
يَرمي فَيَرزُقُهُ من لَيسَ بِالرامي