وأَسْعَفَني دَهْرِي بِكُلِّ مَطالِبي
وصَيَّرَني في النَّاس حَيْثُ أريدُ
And fortune came to my aid in all my aspirations,
and placed me among the people wherever I wished.
وإنّ امْرَءاً نالَ الْمُنَى غَيْرَ ذَائِقٍ
لِمُرِّ هُوانٍ دُونَها لَسَعِيدُ
Indeed, a man who attains his heart’s desires without tasting
the bitterness of humiliation on the way to them is truly fortunate.
Sol 5.6