تَصبَّرْ إذا ما نابَ كُرهٌ فرُبَّما

يسوءُكَ دَهرٌ ثم يُؤِنسُ غِبُّهُ

Be patient when hardship befalls you, for perhaps

A time that has been cruel will afterwards comfort its absence.

وأجرُ الفَتى فيما يَمُضُّ فؤادَهْ

ولا أجرَ فيما يَشتهي ويُحِبُّهُ

The merit of a man is in what eases his heart,

Not in what he desires and loves.