لا تلمني لأن سبقة لحظٍ

فات إدراكها ذوي الألبات

Blame me not that the moment has passed

Do not blame me because a fleeting glance

Beyond grasping, by those leaden of mind,

Eluded the understanding of the wise;

يسبق الكذب وثبة الليث في الغد

وويغلو النخال فوق اللباب

For falsehood outstrips the lion's leap at dawn

Falsehood outpaces the lion's leap at dawn,

And cobwebs veil the dew's sheen.

And coarse chaff is prized above the grain.