تُرِيدُ الحَيَاةَ وَلا تَعْمَلُ لَهَا
وَالسَّفِينَةُ لا تَجْرِي عَلَى اليَبَسِ
You want life yet do not work for it
And the ship does not sail on dry land
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir
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