إذا يَئِسَ المَرْءُ من أَيرهِ

رَأَتْ عِرْسُهُ اليَأْسَ مِن غَيْرهِ

When a man despairs of his own worth

Others will mark his despair of worth in them

وَمَن كانَ في سِنّهِ طَاعِناً

فَقَدْ عَدِمَ الطَّعْنَ في غَيْرهِ

And he who in his age finds fault

Will miss finding fault in others