فأخلف وأتلف إِنّما المالُ عارةٌ

فكلهُ من الدهرِ الذي هو آكِلُه

I left it all behind, and squandered every dime

For wealth is but a loan from fickle Father Time

فأهونُ مفقودٍ وأيسرُ هالكٍ

على الحيَّ مَن لا يبلغ الحيَّ نائلُه

That which is lost is hardly worth a passing sigh

Compared to one whose dreams will never reach the sky