1. A man is like the crescent when first seen,
He seems so thin we think he will not last,
١. المرء مثل هلال عند رؤيته
يبدو ضئيلا نراه ثم يتسق
2. But when he is fully formed end to end,
Succeeded by new moons, he starts to wane fast.
Ù¢. Øتى إذا ما تمّ أعقبه
مرّ الجديدين نقصا ثم يمّØÙ‚