أبا الفَتحِ إنْ ناصحْتَ نفسَكَ لم تبِعْ
بمُنتَظَر من بَعدِ ما هُوَ مُحْتَضَرْ
O Abū al-Fatḥ, if you truly counseled yourself, you would not trade
what is present for something merely awaited thereafter.
نصحْتَ الوَرى فانصَحِْ لنِفسِكَ ساعَةً
مضى أمسِ فاسْعَ اليَومَ إنَّ غَداً غَرَرْ
You have counseled all mankind; now counsel yourself for but an hour.
Yesterday is gone; strive today, for tomorrow is uncertain.
Sol 5.6