1. يَشقى رِجال وَيَشقى آخرون بِهِم

    وَيَسعَد اللَهِ اِقواماً بِأَقوامِ

    Some men suffer, and others suffer because of them.

    And God makes some people happy through others.

  2. وَلَيسَ رِزق الفَتى من لُطف حيلَتِه

    لكِن حدود بِأَرزاقِ وَأَقسامِ

    And a young man's livelihood does not come from his deft resourcefulness;

    But there are limits to livelihoods and allotted shares.

  3. كَالصَيدِ يَحرمه الرامي المجيد وَقد

    يَرمي فَيَرزُقُهُ من لَيسَ بِالرامي

    Like game that eludes a skilled marksman, while sometimes

    One who is no marksman shoots and is granted it.