ولا تَكُ في الإِلحاحِ في إثرِ فائِتٍ
تُحاوِلُ مِنهُ فائِتاً لَيسَ يُطلَبُ
And do not persist in pursuit of something lost,
seeking from it something gone that is not to be sought,
كَصَانِعَةِ القَزِّ الَّتي كُلَّما ارتَدَت
بِصنعَتِها كانَت إلَى اللَّبثِ أَقرَبُ
like the silk-maker who, whenever she clothed herself
in her handiwork, drew nearer to remaining confined.
Sol 6.1