وخطيبٍ تظنُّهُ
فائزاً وَهْوَ هالِكْ
A speaker you think victorious
Though in truth he is lost
فَهْوَ في الماءِ ناسكٌ
وَهْوَ في المالِ فاتِكْ
In water devout yet indulgent
In wealth wasteful and defeated
وخطيبٍ تظنُّهُ
فائزاً وَهْوَ هالِكْ
A speaker you think victorious
Though in truth he is lost
فَهْوَ في الماءِ ناسكٌ
وَهْوَ في المالِ فاتِكْ
In water devout yet indulgent
In wealth wasteful and defeated