أَظُنُّ رِجالَ الدِرهَمَينِ تَسوقُهُم

إِلى قَدَرٍ آجالُهُم وَمَصارِعُ

I think the two-dirham men are led

To a fate their terms set and their demise.

وَأَحزَمُهُم مَن قَرَّ في قَعرِ بَيتِهِ

وَأَيقَنَ أَنَّ العَزمَ لا بُدَّ واقِعُ

And the one most prudent keeps close to his house,

Sure that what is willed shall come to pass.