At times an opportunity may arise.

At times an opportunity may arise.[^1] 37ـ قَدْ تُصابُ الفُرْصَةُ. You will never attain that which has been taken away from you so be moderate in your acquisition. 38ـ لَنْ تُدْرِكَ ما زُوِيَ عَنْكَ فَأجْمِلْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ. Not every opportunity can be realized. 39ـ لَيْسَ كُلُّ فُرْصَة تُصابُ. One who lets an opportunity pass by is crippled by its loss. 40ـ مَنْ قَعَدَ عَنِ الفُرْصَةِ أعْجَزَهُ الفَوْتُ.

Whoever delays taking an opportunity at the right time, then let him be sure that he will lose it. 41ـ مَنْ أخَّرَ الفُرْصَةَ عَنْ وَقْتِها فَلْيَكُنْ عَلى ثِقَة مِنْ فَوْتِها. One who seizes the opportunity is saved from distress. 42ـ مَنْ ناهَزَ الفُرْصَةَ أمِنَ الغُصَّةَ. Not everything that disappears comes back. 43ـ ما كُلُّ غائِب يَؤُوبُ. One who tarries lets [the opportunity] go. 44ـ مَنْ تَقاعَسَ إعْتاقَ. [^1]: Or: At times an opportunity is realized. Previous…