لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الدَّهْرُ قَدْرِي حينَ ضَيَّعَنِي

وَكيفَ يَعْرِفُ قَدْرَ اللَّؤْلُؤِ الصَّدَفُ

Time didn't know my worth when it lost me,

How could a shell know the worth of a pearl?