1. أيها الآملُ البعيدُ من الغُنْ

    م تذكر ما دونه من غرامَهْ

    O hopeful one, far from gain,

    remember the losses that lie before it.

  2. ما يفي غُنْم غانمٍ نال مأمو

    لاً بعيداً بغُرمه أيامَهْ

    No gain of one who attains a hoped-for

    distant goal makes up for the loss of his days.