الرِّزْقُ يَأتِي وَإِنْ لَم يَسْعَ صَاحِبُهُ
حَتْماً وَلكِن شَقَاءُ المَرْءِ مَكْتُوبُ
وَفِي القَنَاعَةِ كَنْزٌ لَا نَفَادَ لَهُ
وَكُلُّ مَا يَملِكُ الإِنْسَانُ مَسْلُوبُ

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Translation by George Dimitry Selim (edited and modified version above)
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What is poetry? I have never seen
two persons who do not quarrel about it.
Some say it is “inspiration revealed by [...]