خَلِيلَيَّ مَا فِي الدَّهْرِ أَطْوَلُ حَسْرَةً

مِنَ الْمَرْءِ يَلْقَى فُرْصَةً فَيَخِيمُ

My friend, nothing in life is longer than regret

For one who finds a chance yet fails to seize it.

وَإِنَّ امْرَءاً يَلْقَى فَوَاضِلَ نِعْمَةٍ

بِأَرْضٍ وَيَنْوِي غَيْرَهَا لَمُلِيمُ

A man may find true blessings come his way,

Yet elsewhere set his sights, and so will grieve.