يُعطى البَليدُ مَعَ الخُمولِ مِنَ الغِنى

يُعطى البَليدُ مَعَ الخُمولِ مِنَ الغِنى

ما لَم يَنَلهُ بِعَقلِهِ وَبِحِسِّهِ

ما لَم يَنَلهُ بِعَقلِهِ وَبِحِسِّهِ

The dullard, despite his obscurity, is granted wealth

That he did not attain through his intellect or his senses.

كَم مُدرِكٍ مَعَ عَجزِهِ مِن دَهرِهِ

كَم مُدرِكٍ مَعَ عَجزِهِ مِن دَهرِهِ

في يَومِهِ ما لَم يَنَل مِن أَمسِهِ

في يَومِهِ ما لَم يَنَل مِن أَمسِهِ

Many a man, despite his helplessness, gains from time

Today what he did not attain yesterday.

لَكِنَّها الأَيّامُ في تَصريفِها

لَكِنَّها الأَيّامُ في تَصريفِها

تَقضي عَليهِ بِسَعدِهِ وَبِنَحسِهِ

تَقضي عَليهِ بِسَعدِهِ وَبِنَحسِهِ

But it is the days, in their changing course,

That decree for him good fortune and ill.

إِن أَقبَلَت وَهَبَت مَحاسِنَ غيرِهِ

إِن أَقبَلَت وَهَبَت مَحاسِنَ غيرِهِ

أَو أَدبَرَت سَلَبَت مَحاسِنَ نَفسِهِ

أَو أَدبَرَت سَلَبَت مَحاسِنَ نَفسِهِ

If they turn toward him, they grant him another's virtues;

Or, if they turn away, they strip him of his own virtues.