1. المرء وقت له تناه

    مقدر طوله وعرضه

    A man has a finite time

    With length and breadth foretold

  2. فكلما مرّ عنه يوم

    فانّما مرّ منه بعضه

    And when a day goes by for him

    Merely some part slips by, less whole