1. وما الدَّهْرُ إلاّ ما مضى فهوَ فائتٌ

    وما سوفَ يأتي فهوَ غَيرُ مُفَصَّلِ

    Time is nothing but what has passed, and that is gone,

    And what will come, which is not yet clearly defined.

  2. فحظُّكَ مِمّا أنتَ فيهِ فإنَّهُ

    زَمانُ الفَتى من مُجْمَلٍ ومُفَصَّلِ

    So your share lies in the time you are in, for it is

    A young man's time, drawn from the undetailed and the detailed.