مِنَ الناسِ مَن لَفظُهُ لُؤلُؤٌ

يُبادِرُهُ اللَقطُ إِذ يُلفَظُ

Some people's words are like pearls

That are eagerly caught when uttered

وَبَعضُهُمُ قَولُهُ كَالحَصى

يُقالُ فَيُلغى وَلا يُحفَظُ

While others' speech is like pebbles

Said then forgotten, not preserved